| α-TCP | α-tricalcium phosphate |
| CAT | Catalase |
| CEP55 | Centrosomal protein 55 kDa |
| cKIT | KIT proto-oncogene receptor tyrosine kinase |
| CPAs | Cryoprotectant agents |
| CSF | Controlled slow freezing |
| DMSO | Dimethyl sulfoxide |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid |
| EG | Ethylene glycol |
| Egr4 | Early growth response-4 |
| FACS | Fluorescence-activated cell sorting |
| Foxo1 | Forkhead box protein O1 |
| FP3 | Freezing protocol 3 |
| FP3 | Freezing protocol 3 |
| FSH | Follicle-stimulating hormone |
| FSHR | Follicle-stimulating hormone receptor |
| GDNF | Glial cell-line derived neurotrophic factor |
| GFL | GDNF family ligand |
| GFP | Green fluorescence protein |
| GFRα1 | Glial-derived neurotrophic factor family receptor alpha 1 |
| GnRH | Gonadotropin-releasing hormone |
| GPI | Glycosyl phosphadidoinositol |
| GSH-Px | Glutathione peroxidase |
| H2O | Water |
| H2O2 | Hydrogen peroxide |
| HPG | Hypothalamus-pituitary-gonad |
| ICSI | Intracytoplasmic sperm injection |
| IHC | Immunohistochemistry |
| IP2 | Isolation protocol 2 |
| KS | Klinefelter syndrome |
| LH | Luteinizing hormone |
| MCS | Methylcellulose culture system |
| mRNA | Messenger RNA |
| mTORCH1 | Mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 |
| O2 | Oxygen |
| ObSSC | Opsariichthys bidens spermatogonia stem cell |
| PCPB | Prepubertal cancer patient boy |
| PCR | Polymerase chain reaction |
| PLZF | Promyelocytic leukemia zinc finger |
| POK | POZ-Krüppel (POK) family |
| POZ | Poxviruses and Zinc-finger |
| PSPN | Persephin |
| RA | Retinoid acid |
| RARα | Retinoic acid receptor α |
| RARγ | RA receptor gamma |
| RET | Rearranged during transfection |
| rHSA | Recombinant human serum albumin |
| rHSA | Recombinant human serum albumin |
| RNA | Ribonucleic acid |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| RT | Room temperature |
| SCO | Sertoli cell-only |
| SFK | SRC-family kinases |
| SOD | Superoxide dismutase |
| SSCs | Spermatogonial stem cells |
| SSCT | Spermatogonial stem cells transplantation |
| TGF-β | Transforming growth factor-β |
| Type Aundiff Spermatogonia | Type Aundifferentiated Spermatogonia |