ANOVA	One-Way Analysis of Variance
α-SMA	α-Smooth Muscle Actin
Cp	Crossing-point
DMEM	Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle’s Medium
DNA	Deoxyribonucleic Acid
ECM	Extra Cellular Matrix
FCS	Foetal Calf Serum
FDA	Food and Drug Administration
GAG	Glycosaminoglycans
HK	House-Keeping
HP	Hydroxylysinepyridinoline
HPLC	High Performance Liquid Chromatography
H&E	Haematoxylin and Eosin
LP	Lysylpyridinoline
PBS	Phosphate-Buffered Saline
PBST	Phosphate-Buffered Saline-Tween
POP	Pelvic Organ Prolapse
RNA	Ribonucleic Acid
RT-PCR	Real Time-Polymerase Chain Reaction
SD	Standard Deviation
TCP	Tissue Culture Plate