| ALP | Alkaline phosphatase |
| BMP-2 | Bone morphogenetic protein-2 |
| BrdU | 5-bromo-2′ deoxyuridine |
| cDNA | Complementary DNA |
| Col1a1 | collagen type I alpha 1 chain |
| ddH2O | double-distilled H2O |
| Gapdh | Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| OVX | Ovariectomy |
| PCR | Polymerase chain reaction |
| WST | Water-soluble tetrazolium salts |