CNS	Central nervous system
ED	Embryonic day
ERα	Estrogen receptor alfa
FSH	Follicle-stimulating hormone
GABA	Gamma-aminobutyric acid
GM-CSF	Granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor
GnRH	Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
HGF/SF	Hepatocyte growth factor/scatter factor
HPG	Hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (system)
IFNγ	Interferon gamma
IgG	Immunoglobulin G
IL	Interleukin
KISS1	Kisspeptin
LH	Luteinizing hormone
LIF	Leukemia inhibitory factor
LPS	Lipopolysaccharide
MCP-1	Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1
SDF-1	Stromal cell-derived factor 1 and one of its receptors CXCR4
SEMA	Semaphorin
TNF	Tumor necrosis factor (alpha and beta)