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AR Androgen receptor
ATRA All-trans retinoic acid
BMP Bone morphogenetic protein
CaR Calcium-sensing surface receptor
Cdk5 Cyclin-dependent kinase 5
C/EBP CCAAT/enhancer binding protein
CoA Coactivator
1,25D 1a,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D
3
E Estrogen
2
EGFR Epidermal growth factor receptor
EGR-1 Early growth response protein 1
EP Early progenitor
ER Estrogen receptor
ERK Extracellular-signal regulated kinase
FC Flow Cytometry
GF Growth factor
GFR Growth factor receptor
hOC Human osteocalcin
hOC Human osteopontin
IBP-5 IGF binding protein-5
IGFBP-3 Insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3
IP Inositol triphosphate
3
JNK Jun N-terminal kinase
KLF-4 Kruppel-like factor 4
KSR-1 Kinase suppressor of Ras-1
LPS Lipopolysaccharides
MALDI-TOFMS Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time-of-flight mass
spectrometry
MAPK Mitogen activated protein kinase
MSE Monocyte-specific esterase (“non-specific” esterase)
NBT Nitroblue tetrazolium
Nck5a “Cyclin-like” neuronal Cdk5 activator
NR Nuclear receptor
NSE Nonspecific esterase
24OHase 24-Hydroxylase
P Progenitor
p90RSK Ribosomal s6 kinase (MAPK-activated protein kinase-1)
PI3K Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase
PIP Phosphatidylinositol 3, 4, 5-triphosphate
3
PKC Protein kinase C
PLC-g1 Phospholipase C gamma-1
Rb Retinoblastoma protein
PSA Prostate specific antigen
RAR Retinoic acid receptor
ROS Reactive oxygen species
RXRa Retinoid X receptor alpha