| BAS | Bovine serum albumin |
| °C | Celsius |
| CO2 | Carbon dioxide |
| COL1 | Typ 1 collagen |
| DMEM | Dulbeccos modified eagles medium |
| ECM | Extracellular matrix |
| FCS | Fetal calf serum |
| h | hours |
| H2O2 | Hydrogen peroxide |
| min | Minutes |
| MMP | Matrix metalloproteinases |
| PBS | Phosphate buffered saline |
| SCX | Scleraxis |
| sGAG | Sulfuted glycosaminoglycans |
| TBS | Tris-bufferd saline |
| TIMP | Tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases |
| TNMD | Tenomodulin |
| Tris | Tris (hydroxymethyl) aminomethane |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |