| MeSH | Medical Subject Headings |
| CAM | Chorioallantoic membrane |
| 17β-HSD | 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase |
| COX-2 | Cyclo-oxygenase type 2 |
| TIAR | Tissue injury and repair |
| TNF | Tumor necrosis factor |
| IL | Interleukin |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |
| Bcl-2 | Antiapoptotic protein B cell lymphoma 2 |
| NK cells | Natural Killer cells |
| sICAM-1 | Soluble form of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 |
| LFA-1 | Leukocyte function antigen-1 |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| ECM | Extracellular matrix |
| HLA-1 | Human leukocyte antigen class I |
| INF | Interferon |
| TGF-β | Transforming growth factor-β |
| E-cadherin | Epithelial cadherin |
| MMPs | Matrix metalloproteinases |
| TIMPs | Tissue inhibitors of MMPs |
| bFGF | Basic fibroblast growth factor |
| PAI | Plasminogen activator inhibitor |
| PR | Progesterone receptor |
| ER | Estrogen receptor |
| SNPs | Single nucleotide polymorphisms |
| LD | Linkage disequilibrium |
| FGF | Fibroblast growth factor |
| FGFR2 | FGF receptor 2 gene |
| GWA | Genome-wide association |
| CDKN2BAS | Cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 2B antisense RNA |
| MMTV | Mouse mammary tumor virus |
| WNT4 | Wingless-type mouse mammary tumor virus integration site family 4 |
| rAFS | Revised American Fertility Society |
| FSH | Follicle-stimulating hormone |
| GREB1 | Growth Regulating Estrogen Receptor Binding 1 |
| TCDD | 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin |
| miRNAs | microRNAs |
| DNMT | DNA methyltransferase |
| HDAC | Histone deacetylase |
| HDACIs | Histone deacetylase inhibitors |
| EDC | Endocrine-disrupting chemicals |
| SF-1 | Steroidogenic factor-1 |
| HOXA10 | Homeobox A transcription factor |
| P-E2 | Prostaglandin E2 |
| E | Estrogen |
| P | Progesterone |
| TSA | Trichostatin A |
| PPAR | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor |
| VPA | Valproic acid |