| HER2 | Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 |
| DM1 | Mertansine |
| ApDC | Aptamer drug conjugate |
| ADC | Antibody drug conjugate |
| MMAE | Monomethyl auristatin E |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
| PSMA | Prostate specific membrane antigen |
| SELEX | Systematic evolution of ligands by exponential enrichment |
| Kds | Equilibrium dissociation constant |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |
| EGFR | Epidermal growth factor receptor |
| FITC | Fluorescein isothiocyanate |
| qPCR | Quantitative real time polymerase chain reaction |
| PEG | Polyethylene glycol |
| HPLC | High performance liquid chromatography |
| WST-1 | Water soluble tetrazolium salt |
| TUNEL | Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling |
| H&E | Hematoxylin and eosin |
| ALT | Alanine transaminase |
| AST | Aspartate aminotransferase |
| ALP | Alkaline phosphatase |
| GGT | Gamma-glutamyl transferase |
| SPDP | Succinimidyl 3-(2-pyridyldithio)propionate |