| CPAs | Cryoprotectants |
| EG | Ethylene glycol |
| DMSO | Dimethyl sulfoxide |
| GV | Germinal vesicle |
| MII | Metaphase II |
| OPS | Open pulled straw |
| NADPH | Reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate |
| MMP | Mitochondrial membrane potential |
| ATP | Adenosine triphosphate |
| ICSI | Intracytoplasmic sperm injection |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| SSV | Solid surface vitrification |
| ZP | Zona pellucida |
| MtQ | Mitoquinone |
| IGF2R | Insulin-like growth factor 2 receptor |
| PPP1R9A | Protein phosphatase 1 regulatory subunit 9A |
| PEG3 | Paternally expressed gene 3 |
| H3K9ac | Histone H3 lysine 9 acetylation |
| H4K5ac | Histone H4 lysine 5 acetylation |
| H4K21ac | Histone H4 lysine 21 acetylation |
| H3K9me3 | H3 lysine 9 trimethylation |
| LDHA | Lactate dehydrogenase A |
| LDHA | Lactate dehydrogenase B |
| EP300 | E1A binding protein p300 |
| SIRT1 | Sirtuin1 |
| Gtl2 | Gene trap locus 2 |
| FfIBP | Flavobacterium frigoris ice-binding proteins |
| LeIBP | Glaciozyma sp. ice-binding proteins |
| ApAFP914 | Antifreeze proteins from Anatolia polita |
| CB | Cytochalasin B |
| HA | Hydroxyapatite |
| Z-VAD-FMK | Benzyloxycarbonyl-Val-Ala-Asp -fluoromethyl ketone |
| Y-27632 | (R)-(+)-trans-N-(4-pyridyl)-4-(1-aminoethyl)cyclohexanecarboxamide |