ALP	Alkaline Phosphatase
BCA	BiCynchoninic Acid (Assay)
BGP	Beta GliceroPhosphate
BMPs	Bone Morphogenetic Proteins
BOSP	Bone Sialoprotein
BSA	Bovine Serum Albumin
CaP	Calcium Phosphate
CD	Cluster differentiation (receptor)
CFU-F	Colony Forming Units-Fibroblastoid
CLSM	Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope
COL1	Type I collagen
COL3	Type III collagen
DCN	Decorin
DMEM	Dulbecco's Modified Eagle Medium
DNA	Deoxyribonucleic acid
DXM	Dexamethasone
ECM	Extracellular Matrix
EDTA	Ethylene Diamine Tetra acetic Acid
ELISA	Enzyme Linked Immuno Sorbed Assay
FACS	Fluorescence Activated Cell Sorting
FAK	Focal Adhesion Kinase
Fn	Fibronectin
GAPDH	Glyceraldehyde Phosphate Dehydrogenase
hBMSC	Human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell
mRNA	Messanger RNA
OM	Osteogenic medium
ON	Osteonectin
OP	Osteopontin
OSC	Osteocalcin
Osx	Osterix
PM	Proliferative medium
RNA	Ribonucleic Acid
RUNX2	Runt-related Transcription Factor