8-OHdG	8-hydroxy-2′-deoxyguanosine
α-BTX	alpha bungarotoxin
α-SMA	alpha smooth muscle actin
ALP	alkaline phospatase
APC	antigen-presenting cells
CCR	C-C chemokine receptor
CD	cluster of differentiation
CNF	centrally nucleated fibres
COX	cytochrome C oxidase
CSA	cross sectional area
CTGF	connective tissue growth factor
DAMPs	damage-associated molecular patterns
DAPC	dystrophin-associated protein complex
DAPI	4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole
DHE	dihydroethidium
DMD	Duchenne muscular dystrophy
EBD	Evan’s blue dye
ECM	extracellular matrix
emb-MyHC	embryonic myosin heavy chain
FAPs	fibro-adipogenic progenitors
FOXP3	Forkhead box protein 3
GT	Gömöri trichrome
H&E	haemotoxylin and eosin
HNE	4-hydroxynonenal
IB4	isolectin B4 from Griffonia Simplicifolia
IFNγ	interferon gamma
Ig	immunoglobulin
IH	immunohistology/immunohistological
IL-10	interleukin 10
IL-1β	interleukin 1 beta
IL-4	interleukin 4
IL-6	interleukin 6
iNOS	inducible nitric oxide synthase
M’sT	Masson’s trichrome
MF’sD	minimum Feret’s diameter
MPO	myeloperoxidase
MyHC	myosin heavy chain
MyoD	myoblast determination protein 1
Myog.	myogenin
NF	neurofilament
NG2	neuron-glial antigen 2
NMJ	neuromuscular junction
NO	nitric oxide
nNOS	neuronal nitric oxide synthase
ORO	Oil red O
Pax7	paired box protein 7
PDGFR-α	platelet-derived growth factor receptor-alpha
PDGFR-β	platelet-derived growth factor receptor-beta
PR	Picrosirius red
RF	revertant fibre
ROS	reactive oxygen species
RT-qPCR	real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction
SC	satellite cell
SDH	succinate dehydrogenase
SR	sarcoplasmic reticulum
Syn	synaptophysin
TEM	transmission electron microscopy
TGF-β	transforming growth factor-beta
TCF4	transcription factor 4
Treg	T regulatory cell
TNFα	tumour necrosis factor alpha
UEA 1	Ulex europaeus agglutinin 1
WB	Western blotting
WGA	wheat germ agglutinin
WT	wild type