| β2M | β2-microglobulin |
| BF | bright-field microscopy |
| DAPI | 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole |
| EN | egg nucleus |
| FBS | fetal bovine serum |
| H2 | histocompatibility 2 |
| hCG | human chorionic gonadotropin |
| HEPES | 2-[4-(2-hydroxyethyl)piperazin-1-yl]ethanesulfonic acid |
| HLA | human leukocyte antigen |
| HRP | horseradish peroxidase |
| IgG | immunoglobulin G |
| IVF | in vitro fertilization |
| MHC | major histocompatibility complex |
| mAb | monoclonal antibody |
| polyAb | polyclonal antibody |
| SDS-PAGE | sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis |
| SEM | standard error of the mean |
| SN | sperm nucleus |
| T-hetero | triple-heterozygous |
| T-KO | triple-homozygous |
| TLR | toll-like receptor |
| TYH | Toyoda, Yokoyama, Hoshi medium |
| WT | wild-type |
| BSA | bovine serum albumin |