| ALP | Alkaline phosphatase |
| ARS | Alizarin red S |
| BM | Bone marrow |
| BMP | Bone morphogenetic protein |
| BMT | Bone marrow transplantation |
| CAG | Cytomegalovirus early enhancer/chicken β actin |
| CCL | Chemokine (C-C motif) ligand |
| CSF-1 | Colony-stimulating factor-1 |
| EGFP | Enhanced green fluorescent protein |
| FBS | Fetal bovine serum |
| GFP | Green fluorescent protein |
| HRP | Horseradish peroxidase |
| M-CSF | Macrophage-colony stimulating factor |
| MNC | Mononuclear cell |
| MSC | Mesenchymal stem cell |
| qPCR | Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction |
| PRFext | Platelet-rich fibrin extract |
| RANKL | Receptor activator of nuclear factor-kappa B ligand |
| SDF-1 | Stromal cell-derived factor-1 |
| TBS | Tris-buffered saline |
| TGF-β | Transforming growth factor-β |
| TPS | Tissue-engineered periosteal sheet |
| TRAP | Tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase |