| ACC | Amorphous calcium carbonates |
| ACP | Amorphous calcium phosphate |
| Annexin A2, A4, A6 | AnxA2, AnxA4, AnxA6 |
| Chol | Cholesterol |
| DPPC | 1,2-dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine |
| DPPS | 1,2-dipalmitoylphosphatidylserine |
| EDTA | Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid |
| EGTA | Ethylene glycol-bis(2-aminoethylether)-N,N,N’,N’-tetraacetic acid |
| FTIR | Fourier transformed infrared spectroscopy |
| MVs | Matrix vesicles |
| NPP1 | Ectonucleotide pyrophosphatase/phosphodiesterase 1 |
| Pi | Phosphate |
| PiT-1 | Sodium-dependent transporter |
| PMP | Potential of mineral propagation |
| PPi | Pyrophosphate |
| PS–CPLX | Phosphatidylserine-calcium phosphate complex |
| SCL | Synthetic cartilage lymph |
| SMPD3 | Sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase 3 gene |
| tf | Final time of mineral formation |
| ti | Initial time of mineral formation |
| tmax rate | Time at maximum rate of mineral formation |
| TNAP | Tissue-nonspecific alkaline phosphatase |
| Umax | Maximum value of turbidity |
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