| AlCl3 | Aluminium chloride |
| DAPI | 4′,6-Diamidino-2-phenylindole dihydrochloride |
| DSB | DNA double strand breaks |
| γ-H2AX | phosphorylated histone H2AX |
| gDNA | genomic DNA |
| GILA | Growth-in-low-attachment |
| HE | hematoxylin/eosin |
| MFISH | Multicolor Fluorescence in situ hybridization |
| NMuMG | Normal murine mammary gland |
| PBS | Phosphate buffered saline |
| PCC | premature chromosome condensation |