| OA | Osteoarthritis |
| SAT | Subcutaneous adipose tissue |
| POAT | Peri-ovarian adipose tissue |
| MSC | Mesenchymal stromal cells |
| CCL | Cranial cruciate ligament |
| GAGs | Glycosaminoglycans |
| ISCT | International Society for Cellular Therapy |
| PBS | Phosphate-buffered saline |
| HG-DMEM | High-Glucose Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle’s Medium |
| CaCl2 | Calcium chloride |
| FBS | Fetal bovine serum |
| EGF | Epidermal growth factor |
| Glu | L-glutamine |
| DT | Doubling time |
| CFU | Colony-forming unit |
| P/S/G | Penicillin-streptomycin-glutamine |
| AA | L-ascorbic acid |
| ITS | Insulin-Transferrin-selenium |
| bFGF/FGF-2 | Basic fibroblast growth factor |
| TGF-β3 | Transforming growth factor beta 3 |
| β-GP | β-glycerophosphate |
| FC | Flow cytometry |
| COL1A1 | Collagen type I |
| COL2A1 | Collagen type II |
| COL10A1 | Collagen type 10 |
| HPRT1 | Hypoxanthine phosphoribosyltransferase 1 |
| RPL13 | Ribosomal protein L13 |
| S.E.M. | Standard error of the mean |