| Zeb1 | Zinc finger E-box-binding homeobox 1 |
| MM | Metanephric mesenchymal |
| UB | Ureteric bud |
| PA | Pre-tubular aggregate |
| UT | Ureteric tree |
| RV | Renal vesicles |
| CM | Condensed/cap mesenchyme |
| TGF-β | Transforming growth factor-β |
| FITC | Fluorescein isothiocyanate fitc |
| HEK | Human embryonic kidney |
| MET | Mesenchymal-epithelial-transition |
| EMT | Epithelial- mesenchymal-transition |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium |