| IVM | In vitro maturation |
| ART | Assisted reproductive technology |
| BCB | Brilliant cresyl blue |
| G6PDH | Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| SHH | Sonic hedgehog |
| HA | Hyaluronic acid |
| PTCH1 | Patched 1 |
| SMO | Smoothened |
| GLI1 | Glioma-associated oncogene homolog 1 |
| COCs | Cumulus-oocyte complexes |
| PA | Parthenogenetic activation |
| IVF | In vitro fertilization |
| TE | Trophectoderm |
| DPBS | Dulbecco’s phosphate-buffered saline |
| BSA | Bovine serum albumin |
| TCM | Tissue culture medium |
| PMSG | Pregnant mare serum gonadotropin |
| hCG | Human chorionic gonadotropin |
| MII | Metaphase II |
| PVA | Polyvinyl alcohol |
| PZM-3 | Porcine zygote medium-3 |
| mTBM | Modified Tris-buffered medium |
| CASA | Computer-assisted sperm analysis |
| DAPI | 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole |
| TUNEL | Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase mediated dUTP digoxygenin nick end labeling |
| CDX2 | Caudal type homeobox 2 |