| AA | Arachidonic acid |
| APM | Acute puerperal metritis |
| BCS | Body condition scoring |
| bCSC | Bovine stromal cells |
| bEEL | Bovine endometrial epithelial cells |
| BHB | β-hydroxybutyrate |
| CDMS | Charge detection mass spectrometry |
| COX1/Cox1 | Fatty acid cyclooxygenase-1 |
| COX2/Cox2 | Fatty acid cyclooxygenase-2 |
| NEB | Negative energy balance |
| DDA | Data-dependent acquisition |
| DIA | Data-independent acquisition |
| DNMT | DNA methyltransferase |
| ER | Endoplasmic reticulum |
| ESCRT | Endosomal sorting complexes required for transport |
| EV | Extracellular vesicles |
| FA | Fatty acids |
| FBV | Fertility breeding value |
| HDAC | histone deacetylase |
| HEK293 | Human embryonic kidney 293 |
| ILV | Intraluminal vesicle |
| IFN-τ | Interferon-tau |
| LC | Liquid chromatography |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| miRNA | microRNA |
| MS | Mass spectrometry |
| MVB | Multivesicular bodies |
| NEB | Negative energy balance |
| NEFA | Nonesterified fatty acid |
| NSAID | Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug |
| PG | Prostaglandin |
| PGE2 | Prostaglandin E2 |
| PGF2α | Prostaglandin F2α |
| PPAI | Postpartum anestrous interval |
| SCNT | Somatic cell nuclear transfer |
| SWATH-MS | Sequential window acquisition of all theoretical mass spectra |
| TAG | Triacylglycerols |
| TGN | trans-Golgi network |
| TNFα | Tumor necrosis factor-alpha |
| TSG101 | Tumor Suppressor Gene 101 |
| UTR | Untranslated region |