| 3′ UTR | Three prime untranslated region |
| 5′ UTR | Five prime untranslated region; |
| ACVR2B | Activin receptor type-2B |
| AGO1-4 | Argonaute RISC components 1-4 |
| AKR1C1 | Aldo-keto reductase family 1 member C1 |
| CDC42 | Cell division cycle 42 |
| CL | Corpus luteum |
| CREB | Cyclic AMP-responsive element-binding protein |
| DGCR8 | DiGeorge syndrome critical region gene 8 |
| DICER1 | Dicer 1, ribonuclease III |
| DROSHA | Drosha, ribonuclease III |
| E2 | Estradiol-17beta |
| EDN1 | Endothelin 1 |
| ESCRT | Endosomal sorting complex required for transport |
| ESR1 | Estrogen receptor 1 |
| ESR2 | Estrogen receptor 2 |
| EVs | Extracellular vesicles |
| FGF | Fibroblast growth factor |
| FGFR2 | Fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 |
| FOS | Fos proto-oncogene |
| IFNG | Interferon gamma |
| JUN | Jun proto-oncogene |
| KCNMA1 | Potassium calcium-activated channel subfamily M Alpha 1 |
| LIF | Leukemia inhibitory factor |
| LIFR | Leukemia inhibitory factor receptor |
| miRNA | MicroRNA |
| NR4A1 | Nuclear receptor subfamily 4 group A member 1 |
| OXTR | Oxytocin receptor |
| P4 | Progesterone |
| PGE2 | Prostaglandin E2 |
| PGR | Progesterone receptor |
| PTGER2 | Prostaglandin E receptor 2 |
| PTGS2 | Prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase |
| RAB | RAS-related protein GTPases |
| RISC | RNA-Induced Silencing Complex |
| SIRT1 | Sirtuin 1 |
| SNP | Single nucleotide polymorphism |
| TARBP 2 | HIV-1 transactivation response (TAR), RNA- binding protein 2 |
| TGF-beta | Transforming growth factor beta |
| TGFBR1 | Transforming growth factor beta receptor 1 |
| TNRC6A | Trinucleotide repeat containing 6A |
| VEGFR1 | Vascular endothelial growth factor A receptor 1 |
| XPO5 | Exportin-5 |