| PMI | Post Mortem Interval |
| EPMI | Early Post Mortem Interval |
| IAT | Image Analysis Technique |
| SCGE | Single-cell Gel Electrophoresis |
| RT-qPCR | Real-Time quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction |
| RFLP | Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism |
| ID | Index of distortion |
| IOD | Integral Optical Density |
| AOD | Average Optical Density |
| AG | Average Grey |
| IA | Integral Absorbance |
| AA | Average Absorbance |
| SCGE | Single Cell Gel Electrophoresis |
| OTM | Olive Tail Moment |
| ADD | Accumulated Degree-Days |
| RFU | Relative Fluorescence Units |
| RAPD-PCR | Random Amplification of Polymorphic DNA- Polymerase Chain Reaction |
| TDT | Terminal Deoxynucleotidyl Transferase |
| dUTP | Deoxyuridine Triphosphate |
| dNTP | Deoxy-ribonucleoside Triphosphates |
| ROBINS-I | Risk of Bias In Non-randomized Studies of Interventions |
| NGS | Next Generation Sequencing |