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. 2021 Nov 8;10(11):3079. doi: 10.3390/cells10113079
3βHSD 3 β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase
ADI Acceptable daily intake
AOEL Acceptable operator exposure level
AM Antimesometrial
AMPA Amino-methyl-phosphonic acid
ATP Adenosine triphosphate
BTB Blood-testis barrier
Ca2+ Calcium
cAMP Cyclic adenosine 3′,5′-monophosphate
CAT Catalase
COCs Cumulus-oocyte complexes
CYP11a1 Cytochrome P450 family 11 subfamily A member 1
CYP17a1 Cytochrome P450 family 17 subfamily A member 1
CYP19a1 Cytochrome P450 family 19 subfamily A member 1
Δ4 Androstenedione
DDI Dietary Daily Intake value
DHEA Dehydroepiandrosterone
DHR Differential histone retention region
Dmnt1 DNA (cytosine-5)-methyltransferase 1
Dmrt1 Doublesex and mab-3 related transcription factor 1
DMR DNA methylation region
E2 Estradiol
EC Endometrial cells
ECM extracellular matrix
ED Endocrine disruptors
EDC Endocrine-disrupting chemical
EFSA European Food Safety Authority
EPSPS 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase
ER Estrogen receptor
FAO Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nation
Foxa2 Forkhead box a2
FSH Follicle-stimulating hormone
G Glyphosate
GBH Glyphosate-based herbicide
GC Granulosa cells
GD Gestational day
GDF9 Growth differentiation factor 9
GE Glandular epithelium
GnRH Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
HDAC3 Histone Deacetylase 3
HHR Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Renal
Hox a10 Homeobox a10
HPG Hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal
HPT Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Thyroid
ICM Inner cellular mass
IGF1 Insulin-like growth factor 1
Insl3 Insuline-like-3
IP3 Inositol triphosphate
KCs Key characteristics
Kiss1 Kisspeptin protein
LA Alpha-lipoic acid
LC Leydig cells
LE Uterine luminal epithelium
LH Luteinizing hormone
M Mesometrial
MDA Malondialdehyde
mg/kg/bw/d mg/kg bodyweight/day
MMP Mitochondrial membrane potential
MRL Maximum Residues Limits
MTOC MicroTubule-Organizing Center
NADPH Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate
NO Nitrogen oxide
NOAEL No observed adverse effect level
NR1D1 Nuclear receptor subfamily 1, group D member 1
PBMC Peripheral blood mononuclear cell
PCOS Polycystic ovary syndrome
P450 scc Sidechain cytochrome P450
Pg Progesterone
PI3K Phosphoinositide 3-kinase
PKA Protein Kinase A
PKC Protein Kinase C
PM Pesticide mixture
PND Post-natal day
POA Preoptic area
POEA Polyoxyethylene tallow amine
SS Endometrial stroma
R Roundup
ROS Reactive oxygen species
SC Sertoli cells
SOD Superoxide dismutase
ST Seminiferous tube
StAR Steroidogenic Acute Regulatory protein
T Testosterone
TE Trophectoderm
TH Thyroid hormone