| 11β-HSDs | 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase enzymes |
| 2-NBDG | 2-[N-(7-nitrobenz-2-oxa-1,3-diazol-4-yl)amino]-2-deoxy-D-glucose |
| ANGPTL4 | Angiopoietin-like 4 |
| cAMP | Cyclic adenosine monophosphate |
| CREB | Activated cAMP response element binding protein |
| CTBs | Cytotrophoblasts |
| CYP1B1 | Cytochrome P450 1B1 |
| ERM | Ezrin-Radixin-Moesin |
| ERVFRD-1 | Syncytin-2 |
| ERVW-1 | Syncytin-1 |
| EVTs | Extravillous trophoblasts |
| GCM1 | Transcription factor glial cell missing 1 |
| GD | Gestational day |
| GLUT1 | Glucose transporter 1 |
| HBMECs | Human brain microvascular endothelial cells |
| hCG | Human chorionic gonadotropin |
| HPVECs | Human primary placental villous endothelial cells |
| HUVECs | Human umbilical vein endothelial cells |
| HVTs | Human villous trophoblasts |
| IVS | Intervillous space |
| PGF | Placental growth factor |
| PLIN2 | Perilipin 2 |
| PPAR | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor |
| rTSCs | Rabbit trophoblastic stem cells |
| RWV | Rotating wall vessel |
| sFlt-1 | Soluble fms-like tyrosin kinase-1 |
| STB | Syncytiotrophoblast |
| UtMVECs | Uterine microvascular endothelial cells |