| ABs | Apoptotic bodies |
| AKR1B1 | Aldo-keto reductase family 1 member B1 |
| ALIX | ALG-2 interacting protein X (programmed cell death 6 interacting protein) |
| APCs | Antigen-presenting cells |
| BLVRA | Biliverdin reductase A |
| CCs | Cumulus cells |
| CD | Cluster of differentiation |
| COC | Cumulus-oocyte complex |
| eEVs | Embryonal extracellular vesicles |
| ELSPBP1 | Epididymal sperm binding protein 1 |
| ESCRT | Endosomal sorting complex required for transport |
| EVs | Extracellular vesicles |
| EWI | Proteins, members of immunoglobulin superfamily |
| EXs | Exosomes |
| FF | Follicular fluid |
| GDM | Gestational diabetes mellitus |
| GliPriL1 | Glioma pathogenesis-related 1-like protein 1 |
| GPI | Glycosylphosphatidylinositol |
| HSP | Heat shock proteins |
| ICAM | Intracellular adhesion molecule |
| LEL | Large extracellular loop |
| MHC | Major histocompatibility complex |
| MIF | Macrophage migration inhibitory factor |
| MII | Metaphase II |
| MVs | Microvesicles |
| oEVs | Oviductal extracellular vesicles |
| PE | Preeclampsia |
| PMCA4 | Plasma membrane calcium ATPase 4 |
| PVS | Perivitelline space |
| RAB | Proteins included in regulation of endocytosis and secretory processes |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| SEL | Small extracellular loop |
| SPAM | Sperm adhesion molecule |
| SSTs | Sperm storage tubules |
| TEMs | Tetraspanin-enriched microdomains |
| TSG101 | Tumor susceptibility gene 101 protein |
| TZPs | Transzonal projections |
| VDAC1/2 | Voltage-dependent anion-selective channel protein 1/2 |
| ZP | Zona pellucida |