| BCA | Bicinchoninic acid |
| BSA | Bovine serum albumin |
| CCKR | Cholecystokinin receptors |
| DDA | Data-dependent acquisition |
| DPBS | Dulbecco’s phosphate buffered saline |
| EV | Extracellular vesicle |
| EX | Exosome |
| FASP | Filter aided sample preparation |
| FDR | False discovery rate |
| FLOT-1 | Flotillin-1 |
| ID | Identification |
| LDL | Low-density lipoprotein |
| LGALS3BP | Galectin-3 binding protein |
| MS | Mass spectrometry |
| Non-EV | Non-extracellular vesicle |
| NTA | Nanoparticle tracking analysis |
| PBS | Phosphate buffered saline |
| PBST | Phosphate buffered saline and 0.1% Tween-20 |
| PM | Plasma membrane |
| PPAI | Post-partum anoestrous interval |
| SDC | Sodium deoxycholate |
| SEC | Size-exclusion chromatography |
| sEV | Small extracellular vesicle |
| TEM | Transmission electron microscopy |
| TFA | Trifluoroacetic acid |
| TOF | Time-of-flight |
| TSG101 | Tumour susceptibility gene 101 |
| UC | Ultracentrifugation |
| UF | Ultrafiltration |
| WB | Western blot |