AAS	anabolic androgenic steroids
ALBU	serum albumin
Bgn	biglycan
CAH3	carbonic anhydrase
COL1A1	type I collagen-α1
COL3A1	type III collagen-α1
COL-I	type I collagen
COL-III	type III collagen
COMP	cartilage oligomeric matrix protein
CSA	cross-sectional area
CT	calcaneal tendon
CTGF	connective tissue growth factor
DFT	deep flexor tendon
ECM	extracellular matrix
FABP4	acid-binding protein-4
FABPH	acid-binding protein heart
Fmod	fibromodulin
GAGS	glycosaminoglycans
GAPDH	glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphatase Dehydrogenase
GELS	gelsolin
IGF-IEa	insulin-like grow factor I-Ea
MMP-2	metalloproteinase 2
PRVA	parvalbumin alpha
RT	resistance training
S100A6	protein S-100A6
SFT	superficial flexor tendon
TGFβ-1	transforming growth factor beta 1
TIMP-1	tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 1
TIMP-2	tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 2
TRFE	serotransferrin
TSPC	tendon-derived stem/progenitor cells
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor