2-DE	Two-dimensional gel electrophoresis
AM	Amniotic membrane
bFGF	Basic fibroblast growth factor
BM	Basement membrane
BrdU:	Bromodeoxyuridine
C/EBP	CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein
CECs	Corneal epithelial cells
CK	Cytokeratin
Cx	Connexin
EGFR	Epidermal growth factor receptor
ESCs	embryonic stem cells
FACS	Fluorescence activated cell sorting
FFPE	Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded
FGFR-1	Fibroblast growth factor receptor-1
FGF-β	Fibroblast growth factor-β
GJA1	Gap junction alpha-1
HCC	Hepatocellular carcinoma
HE	Hematoxylin and eosin
HPCs	Hepatic progenitor cells
iPSCs	Induced pluripotent stem cells
IGF-I	Insulin-like growth factor-I
IGFR	IGF receptor
KGF	Keratinocyte growth factor
LCM	Laser capture microdissection
LECs	Limbal epithelial cells
LSCs	Limbal stem cells
LSCD	Limbal stem cell deficiency
MACS	Magnetic-activated cell sorting
NGF	Nerve growth factor
NGFR	NGF receptors
NGS	Next-generation sequencing
N/C	Nuclear-to-cytoplasm
OCT	Optimal cutting temperature
PDGF	Platelet-derived growth factor
PSCs	Pluripotent stem cells
POVs	Palisades of Vogt
RCA	Rolling circle amplification
SD-OCT	Spectral-domain optical coherence tomography
SP	Side population
TACs	Transient amplifying cells
SESCs	Skin epithelial stem cells
TDCs	Terminally differentiated cells
TGF-α	Transforming growth factor-α
WHO	World Health Organization.