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. 2020 Oct 14;21(20):7568. doi: 10.3390/ijms21207568
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