| P4 | Progesterone |
| E2 | Oestradiol |
| E1 | Oestrone |
| A | Androstenedione |
| T | Testosterone |
| INSR | Insulin receptor |
| IGF-1 | Insulin-like Growth Factor 1 |
| ERK1/2 | Extracellular signal-related kinases 1 and 2 |
| PKA | Protein Kinase A |
| Akt | Protein Kinase B |
| OMEN | Omentin-1 |
| StAR | Steroidogenic acute regulatory protein |
| P450SCC | P450 side-chain cleavage enzyme |
| 3βHSD | 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase |
| P450C17 | Cytochrome P450C17 |
| P450AROM | Cytochrome P450 aromatase |
| LEc | Luminal cells |
| STc | Stromal cells |
| PGF2α | Prostaglandin F2 alpha |
| PBS | Phosphate-buffered saline |
| 17βHSD | 17β-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase |
| PI3K | Phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| PCOS | Polycystic Ovary Syndrome |
| BSA | Bovine Serum Albumin |
| ULF | Uterine luminal fluid |
| LDH | Lactate dehydrogenase |
| RIA | Radioimmunoassay |
| SDS-PAGE | Sodium dodecyl sulphate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis |
| RT | Room temperature |
| HRP | Horseradish peroxidase |
| FCS | Foetal calf serum |
| PI | Propidium Iodide |
| CFSE | Carboxyfluorescein succinimidyl ester |
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