ADM	adrenomedullin
AML	acute myeloid leukemia
araC	cytosine arabinoside
BM	bone marrow
BM MNC	bone marrow mononuclear cell
CALCRL	calcitonin receptor-like receptor
cAMP	cyclic adenosine monophosphate
CGRP	calcitonin gene-related peptide
CGRP(8–37)	truncated CGRP peptide missing amino acids 1–7
CMP	common myeloid progenitor
DAPI	4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole
DNR	daunorubicin
FBS	fetal bovine serum
GAPDH	glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase
GMP	granulocyte/monocyte progenitor
HSC	hematopoietic stem cell
i.p.	intra-peritoneal
LC	leukemic cell
LSC	leukemic stem cell
LSCe	leukemic stem cell enriched
LSK	Lin− Sca-1+ Kit+
M-MLV	moloney murine leukemia virus
MA9	MLL-AF9
MNC	mononuclear cell
PBS	phosphate-buffered saline
PCR	polymerase chain reaction
PLT	platelet
qRT-PCR	quantitative real time polymerase chain reaction
RAMP	receptor activity modifying protein
RBC	red blood cell
SD	standard deviation
SEM	standard error of the mean
shRNA	short hairpin RNA
TCGA	The Cancer Genome Atlas
WBC	white blood cell
Wes	capillary-based protein quantification analysis