| CD34 | Cluster of Differentiation 34 |
| FBS | Fetal Bovine Serum |
| HGF | Hepatocyte Growth Factor |
| IL-6 | Interleukin 6 |
| JAK | Janus kinase |
| LIF | Leukemia Inhibitory Factor |
| MEF | Myocyte Enhancer-binding Factor |
| MRFs | Myogenic Regulatory Factors |
| PCNA | Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen |
| PHM | Primary Human Myoblast |
| SOCS | Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling |
| STAT | Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription |
| TGF-β | Transforming Growth Factor-β |