| EdU | 5-ethynyl-2′-deoxyuridine |
| CCK-8 | Cell Counting Kit-8 |
| HF | Hair follicle |
| ORS | Outer root sheath |
| IRS | Inner root sheath |
| DP | Dermal papilla |
| HE | Hematoxylin and eosin |
| TGF-β | Transforming growth factor –β |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| EGF | Epidermal growth factor |
| ACT B | Activin B |
| HHGMCs | Human hair germinal matrix cell |
| PBS | Phosphate buffer solution |
| PI | Propidium iodide |
| RIPA | Radioimmnoprecipitation assay |
| BCA | Bicinchoninic acid |
| SDS-PAGE | Sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis |
| TBST | Tris-buffered saline containing Tween-20 |
| HRP | Horseradish peroxidase |
| ECL | Enhanced chemiluminescent |