| ART | assisted reproduction technology |
| CENP-A | centromere protein-A |
| DAPI | 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole |
| EV | extracellular vesicles |
| ICM | inner cell mass |
| ILV | intraluminal vesicle |
| MVB | multivesicular body |
| PB | polar body |
| PI | propidium iodide |
| PVT | perivitelline thread |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SCNT | somatic cell nuclear transfer |
| TEM | transmission electron microscopy |
| TLM | time-lapse microscopy |
| TUNEL | terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling |
| ZP | zona pellucida |
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