| scRNA-seq | Single-cell RNA sequencing |
| QC | Quality control |
| ER | Endoplasmic reticulum |
| BSA | Bovine serum albumin |
| RPMI 1640 | Roswell Park Memorial Institute 1640 medium |
| HBSS | Hanks’ balanced salt solution |
| PBS | Phosphate-buffered saline |
| AO/PI | Acridine orange/propidium iodide |
| UMAP | Uniform Manifold Approximation and Projection |
| SD | Standard deviation |
| HSR | Heat shock response |
| IEGs | Immediate early genes |