| ACh | acetylcholine |
| ASW | Artificial sea water |
| CA | Catch apparatus |
| ECM | Extracellular matrix |
| ECM-DT | Extracellular matrix derived from decellularized tissue |
| EGTA | Ethylene-bis-(oxyethylenenitrilo)-tetraacetic acid |
| FACIT | Fibril associated collagens with interrupted triple helices |
| MCT | Mutable collagenous tissue |
| POI | Plane of interest |
| RVE | Representative volume element |
| TX | Triton X100 |