MT	Melatonin
AANAT	Aralkylamine N-acetyltransferase
ASMT	Acetylserotonin O-methyltransferase
HPG axis	Hypothalamus-pituitary-gonadal axis
Km	Michaelis constant
Q-PCR	Quantitative PCR
E2	Estradiol-17β
P	Progesterone
RIA	Radioimmunoassays
GAPDH	Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase
Akr1c18	Aldo-keto reductase family 1 member C18
p53	Transformation related protein 53
StAR	Steroidogenic acute regulatory protein
Cyp11a1	Cytochrome P450 family 11 subfamily A member 1
LHR	Luteinizing hormone receptor
VEGFA	Vascular endothelial growth factor
Hoxa11	Homeobox A11
Ihh	Indian hedgehog
COX2	CYCLOOXYGENASE-2
LIF	Leukaemia inhibitory factor