| bFGF | Basic fibroblast growth factor |
| CjESCs | Marmoset ESCs |
| CyESCs | Cynomolgus monkey |
| CFU | Colony-forming unit |
| ESCs | Embryonic stem cells |
| EpiSCs | Epiblast stem cells |
| FBS | Fetal bovine serum |
| FGF2 | Fibroblast growth factor 2 |
| NHPs | Non-human primates |
| HDACs | Histone deacetylases |
| hWJ-MSCs | Human Wharton’s Jelly-derived mesenchymal stem cells |
| hWJ-MSCs-CM | hWJ-MSCs-conditioned media |
| KO-DMEM | Knockout Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium |
| KOSR | Knockout serum replacement |
| LIF | Leukemia inhibitory factor |
| MEFs | Mouse embryonic fibroblasts |
| MEFs-CM | MEFs-conditioned media |
| NEAA | Non-essential amino acids |
| PSCs | Pluripotent stem cells |
| PSG | Penicillin-streptomycin-glutamine |
| rhESCs | Rhesus monkey embryonic stem cells |
| RT | Room temperature |
| TGF-β3 | Transforming growth factor-beta 3 |
| PFA | Paraformaldehyde |
| SAHH | S-adenosyl homocysteine hydrolase |