| APAF-1 | Apoptotic protease-activating factor 1 |
| BIRC5 | Apoptosis inhibitor surviving |
| BAX | Apoptosis regulator Bax (BCL2 associated athanogene) gene |
| BCL2 | Apoptosis regulator Bcl-2 (B-cell lymphoma protein 2) gene |
| Caspase-3 | Cysteinyl aspartic acid-protease-3 |
| Caspase-6 | Cysteinyl aspartic acid-protease-6 |
| Caspase-7 | Cysteinyl aspartic acid-protease-7 |
| Caspase-8 | Cysteinyl aspartic acid-protease-8 |
| Caspase-9 | Cysteinyl aspartic acid-protease-9 |
| Caspase-10 | Cysteinyl aspartic acid-protease-10 |
| CYC1 | Cytochrome C gene |
| DAPI | 4′,6-Diamidin-2-phenylindol |
| ECM | Extracellular Matrix |
| FADD | Fas-associated death domain |
| FAS/CD95 | Tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily member 6 |
| FN1 | Fibronectin gene |
| IAP | Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins |
| RIP | Cell death protein RIP |
| TNFA | Tumor necrosis factor α |
| TNFB | Lymphotoxin-α |
| TRAF2 | TNF receptor-associated factor 2 |
| TRAIL | Tumor necrosis factor ligand superfamily member 10 |
| TUNEL | Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling |