| APC/C | Anaphase promoting complex/cyclosome |
| BUBR1 | BUB1 related kinase 1 |
| BUB3 | Budding uninhibited by benzimidazole 3 |
| CDC20 | Cell division cycle 20 |
| CDH1 | Cadherin 1 |
| COCs | Cumulus–oocyte complexes |
| GV | Germinal vesicle |
| GVBD | Germinal vesicle breakdown |
| IBMX | 3-isobutyl-1-methylxanthine |
| MAD1 | Mitotic arrest deficient 1 |
| MAD2 | Mitotic arrest deficient 2 |
| MCC | Mitotic checkpoint complex |
| MI | Metaphase I |
| MPS1 | Monopolar spindle 1 |
| MTOCs | Microtubule organizing centers |
| NEBD | Nuclear envelope breakdown |
| ON | Overnight |
| PBE | Polar body extrusion |
| PLK1 | Polo-like kinase 1 |
| ProTAME | Prodrug tosyl-l-arginine methyl ester |
| RT | Room temperature |
| SAC | Spindle assembly checkpoint |