| CD | cytoplasmic domain |
| CDR | chondroitin |
| CS | chondroitin sulfate |
| DS | dermatan sulfate |
| DxS | dextran sulfate |
| E1–E4 | EGF-like repeat domains 1–4 |
| EGF | Epidermal growth factor |
| ERK | Extracelluar Regulated Kinase |
| EV | empty vector |
| F1–F7 | Fasciclin-1 domains 1–7 |
| GAG | glycosaminoglycan |
| HA | Hyaluronan, hyaluronic acid |
| HAase | hyaluronidase |
| HARE | Hyaluronic Acid Receptor for Endocytosis (the half-length 190 kDa Stab2 receptor) |
| Hep | heparin |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal protein kinase |
| LYVE-1 | lymphatic vessel endothelial cell HA receptor-1 |
| LUC | luciferase |
| MS | mass spectrometry |
| NF-κB | Nuclear Factor-kappaB |
| PS | phosphatidyserine |
| SR | scavenger receptor |
| SEC | sinusoidal endothelial cell |
| Stab2 | Stabilin-2 |
| TMD | transmembrane domain |
| WT | wildtype |