| MSC | Mesenchymal stromal cells |
| PDs | Population doublings |
| iMSC | Immortal mesenchymal stromal cells |
| hTERT | Human telomerase reverse transcriptase |
| SV40LT | Simian virus 40 large T antigen |
| HPV | Human papillomavirus |
| ARS | Alizarin Red Staining |
| VKS | Von Kossa Staining |
| APS | Alkaline Phosphatase Staining |
| ABS | Alcian Blue Staining |
| TBS | Toluidine Blue Staining |
| OROS PSR |
Oil Red O Staining Picro-Sirius Red |
| STR | Short Tandem Repeat |
| IDM | Immunodeficient Mice |