| BSA | Bovine serum albumin |
| cisPt | Cisplatin |
| DMSO | Dimethylsulfoxide |
| EMT | Epithelial‒mesenchymal transition |
| ER | Estrogen receptor |
| EtBr | Ethidium bromide |
| FCS | Fetal calf serum |
| FDA | Fluorescein diacetate |
| FITC | Fluorescein isothiocyanate |
| ITC | Isothiocyanate |
| MCF 7 | Estrogen-receptor-positive human breast cancer cell line |
| MDA-MB-231 | Estrogen-receptor-negative human breast cancer cell line |
| MMP, Δψm | Mitochondrial membrane potential |
| MTT | 3-[4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl]-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide |
| PBS | Phosphate-buffered saline |
| PI | Propidium iodide |
| RA | All-trans retinoic acid |
| RAR | Nuclear all-trans retinoic acid receptor |
| RXR | Nuclear retinoid X receptor |
| SSP | Staurosporin |
| StO | Styrene oxide |
| TBT-Cl | Tributyltin chloride |
| TBT-ITC | Tributyltin isothiocyanate |
| TPT-Cl | Triphenyltin chloride |
| TPT-ITC | Triphenyltin isothiocyanate |
| TX | Taxol |