| NPC | Neural progenitor cells |
| OEC | Olfactory ensheathing cells |
| NS | Neurospheres |
| NDC | Neurospheres-derived cells |
| ONS | Olfactory neurosphere-derived cells (from Matigian et al. 2010 paper) |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| SMA | Smooth muscle actin alpha (product of ACTA2 gene) |
| GSEA | Gene set enrichment analysis |
| GO:BP | Biological Process collection of gene ontologies of GO Consortium |
| GO:CC | Cellular Component collection of gene ontologies of GO Consortium |
| TPM | Transcripts per million |
| FC | Fold change in gene expression |