| ALDH | Aldehyde dehydrogenase |
| ANOVA | Analysis of variance |
| APL | Acute promyelocytic leukemia |
| ATRA | All-trans retinoic acid |
| BSA | Bovine serum albumin |
| CAM | Choroiallantoic membrane assay |
| CD | Cluster of differentiation |
| CMFDA | 5-chloromethylfluorescein diacetate |
| CYP | Cytochrome P450 |
| DEAB | Diethylaminobenzaldehyde |
| ECL | Enhanced chemiluminescence |
| ER | Estrogen receptor |
| EtOH | Ethanol |
| FBS | Fetal bovine serum |
| GAPDH | Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| GFP | Green fluorescent protein |
| Gy | Gray |
| HPF | High-powered field |
| LC50 | Lethal concentration (50%) |
| NAD(P) | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate |
| PBS | Phosphate buffered saline |
| PCR | Polymerase chain reaction |
| PR | Progesterone receptor |
| PVDF | Polyvinylidene fluoride |
| RA | Retinoic acid |
| RT | Reverse transcriptase |
| SDS-PAGE | Sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis |
| SEM | Standard error of the mean |
| siRNA | Small interfering RNA |
| STR | Short tandem repeat |
| TBST | Tris-buffered saline + Tween-20 |