| BP | butylparaben |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| GSH | glutathione |
| IVM | in vitro maturation |
| IVF | in vitro fertilization |
| COCs | Cumulus-oocyte complexes |
| MII | metaphase II |
| ICM | inner cell mass |
| TE | trophectoderm |
| TUNEL | Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP-digoxygenin nick end-labeling |
| LC3 | microtubule-associated protein light chain 3 |
| PMSG | pregnant mare serum gonadotropin |
| hCG | human chorionic gonadotropin |
| DMSO | dimethylsulfoxide |
| DPBS | Dulbecco’s phosphate-buffered saline |
| BSA | bovine serum albumin |
| mTBM | modified Tris-buffered medium |
| PVA | polyvinyl alcohol |
| RT | room temperature |
| SEM | standard error of the mean |
| ANOVA | analysis of variance |