| [Ca2+]i | Intracellular Ca2+ |
| [Cl-]i | Intracellular Cl- |
| [K+]i | Intracellular K+ |
| [Mg2+]i | Intracellular Mg2+ |
| ABC | ATP-binding cassette |
| ABHD2 | Alpha/beta hydrolase domain-containing protein 2 |
| AMPK | 5′ AMP-activated protein kinase |
| BK | Big calcium |
| BSA | Bovine serum albumin |
| CatSper | Cation channel of sperm |
| CBS | Cystathionine beta-synthase |
| CaCC | Ca2+-activated Cl− channel |
| CaM | Calcium-modulated protein |
| cAMP | Cyclic adenosine monophosphate |
| CBD | Ca2+ binding domain |
| CFTR | Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator |
| cGMP | Cyclic guanosine monophosphate |
| CNBD | Cyclic nucleotide binding domain |
| CNGK | Cyclic nucleotide-gated channels |
| EFCAB9 | EF-hand calcium-binding domain-containing protein 9 |
| ER | Endoplasmic reticulum |
| HVA | High voltage activation |
| ICSI | Intracytoplasmic sperm injection |
| IVF | In vitro fertilization |
| LRRC | Leucine-rich repeat-containing membrane proteins |
| LVA | Low voltage activation |
| MSD | Membrane spanning domain |
| NADA | N-arachidonoyl dopamine |
| NBD | Nucleotide binding domains |
| NCKX | K+-dependent Na+/Ca2+ exchanger |
| NCX | Na+/Ca2+ exchanger |
| NKA | Na+/K+-ATPase |
| NOX5 | NADPH oxidase 5 |
| pHi | Intracellular pH |
| PIP2 | Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate |
| PKA | Serine/threonine protein kinase A |
| PKC | Protein kinase C |
| PMCA | Plasma membrane Ca2+-ATPase |
| PTK | Protein tyrosine kinase |
| RCK | Regulator of K+ conductance |
| RD | Repeat domain |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| sAC | Soluble adenyl cyclases |
| SAPs | Sperm-activating peptides |
| SOCC | Store-operated Ca2+ channel |
| TM | Transmembrane α helix |
| TRP | Transient receptor potential |
| TRPV | Transient receptor potential vanilloid |
| VGCC | Voltage-gated Ca2+ channel |
| VGNC | Voltage-gated Na+ channel |
| Vm | Membrane potential |
| VSD | Voltage-sensing domain |
| VSP | Voltage-sensing phosphatase |