| BMP4 | bone morphogenetic protein 4 |
| CCK-8 | cell-counting kit-8 |
| ceRNA | competing endogenous RNAs |
| circRNA | circular RNA |
| DM | differentiation medium |
| EdU | 5-ethynyl-2′-deoxyuridine |
| GM | growth medium |
| IGF1R | insulin-like growth factor receptor 1 |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| miRNA | microRNAs |
| MuSCs | skeletal muscle satellite cells |
| MyoD | myogenic differentiation protein 1 |
| MyoG | myogenin |
| MyHC | myosin heavy chain |
| Pax7 | paired box 7 |
| PCNA | proliferating cell nuclear antigen |
| PCR | polymerase chain reaction |