| BPA | Bisphenol A |
| DES | diethylstilbestrol |
| EDCs | Endocrine disrupting compounds |
| ER | estrogen receptor |
| GD | gestational day |
| TICs | tumor initiation cells |
| TEBs | terminal end buds |
| RTK | receptor tyrosine kinase |
| PND | postnatal day |
| MRU | mammary repopulating unit |
| MaSCs | mammary stem cells |