| aCGH | Array Comparative Genomics Hybridization |
| BMI | Body mass index |
| cAMP | cyclic Adenosine monophosphate |
| CCs | cumulus cells |
| COC | Cumulus oophorus cell complex |
| DAVID | Annotation, Visualization and Integrated Discovery |
| DEGs | Differentially expressed genes |
| ER | Endoplasmic reticulum |
| FDR | Fold discovery rate |
| GnRH | Gonadotrophin releasing hormone |
| HMG | Human menopausal gonadotrophin |
| IVF | In vitro fertilization |
| OSFs | Oocyte-secreted factors |
| rHCG | Recombinant human chorionic gonadotrophin |
| RPKM | Read per kilobase of exon per million fragments mapped |
| RT-qPCR | Quantitative real-time PCR |
| SMC | Structural Maintenance of Chromosomes |