| APC | Adenomatuous Polyposis Coli |
| CDX2 | Caudal Type Homeobox Transcription Factor 2 |
| CPT1 | Carnitine Palmitoyl Transferase-1 |
| Epi | Epiblast |
| ESC | Embryonic Stem Cells |
| FABP | Fatty Acid Binding Protein |
| FAO | Fatty Acid Oxidation |
| FAT | Fatty Acid Translocase |
| FZD5 | Frizzled (class receptor 5) |
| GSK3i | Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 Inhibitor |
| ICM | Inner Cell Mass |
| KLF4 | Krupple Like Factor 4 |
| LEF-1 | Lymphoid Enhancer Factor-1 |
| LRP5 | Low density Lipoprotein Receptor related Protein-5 |
| LIF | Leukemia Inhibitory Factor |
| MC3T3 | Murine Calvarial Osteoblast Cell Line |
| OCT4 | Octamer Binding Transcription Factor 4 |
| PPARδ | Peroxisome Proliferative Activated Receptor Delta |
| PrE | Primitive Endoderm |
| SOX2 | SRY-Box Transcription Factor 2 |
| STAT3 | Signal Transducer Activation Factor 3 |
| TE | Trophectoderm |
| TCF | T Cell Factor |
| VEGF | Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor |