| 3D | three-dimensional |
| DCV | deconvolution |
| DAPI | 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindol |
| FWHM | full width at half maximum |
| gp | guinea pig |
| NOR | nucleolus organizer region |
| PALM | photoactivated localization microscopy |
| rb | rabbit |
| RT | room temperature |
| SIM | structured illumination microscopy |
| SMLM | single molecule localization microscopy |
| STED | stimulated emission depletion |
| STORM | stochastic optical reconstruction microscopy |
| Topo II | topoisomerase IIα |