| MSC | Mesenchymal stem cells |
| NC | Neural crest |
| hOMSCs | Human oral mucosa stem cells |
| LESC | Limbal epithelial stem cells |
| LESCD | Limbal epithelial stem cells deficiency |
| RT-qPCR | Reverse transcriptase–real time polymerase chain reaction |
| LEC | Limbal epithelial cells |
| SHEM | Supplemental hormonal epithelium medium |
| DMEM/F12 | Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle medium/Ham 12 medium |
| ESC | Embryonic stem cells |
| MEM | Minimum essential medium |
| FBS | Fetal bovine serum |
| hEGF | Human epidermal growth factor |
| DMSO | Dymethylsulfoxide |
| ITS | Insulin- transferrin-selenium |
| PBS | Phosphate buffered saline |
| EDTA | Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid |
| PFA | Paraformaldehyde |
| PBST | PBS + 0.1% Tween 20 |
| BSA | Bovine serum albumin |
| PC | Polycarbonate |