Actb:	Beta-actin
ANOVA:	Analysis of variance
AMP:	Antimicrobial peptide
APC:	Antigen-presenting cell
Cath1:	Cathelicidin 1
Cath2:	Cathelicidin 2
Cd18:	Cluster of differentiation 18
Cd86:	Cluster of differentiation 86
Cox2:	Cyclo-oxygenase 2
Ct:	Threshold cycle
Cxcl11:	CXC Motif Chemokine Ligand 11
Cxcl8:	CXC Motif Chemokine Ligand 8
Db1:	Beta-defensin 1 antimicrobial peptide
DEG:	Differential expressed gene
DMEM:	Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle Medium
Ef1a:	Elongation factor-1 alpha
GH:	Growth hormone
rt-Ghrl:	Rainbow trout ghrelin
rt-desVRQ-Ghrl:	Rainbow trout desVRQ ghrelin
GHSR:	Growth hormone secretagogue receptor
GOI:	Gene of interest
Hamp:	Hepcidin antimicrobial peptide
Ifng:	Interferon-gamma
Igm:	Immunoglobulin M
Il1b:	Interleukin-1 beta
Il6:	Interleukin-6
Irf7:	Interferon regulatory factor 7
LEAP2:	Liver-expressed antimicrobial peptide 2
LSD:	Least significant difference
Lyz:	Lysozyme
Mhc2:	Major histocompatibility complex class II
NF-κB:	Nuclear factor kappa b
NLR:	NOD-like receptor
PBS:	Phosphate-buffered saline
RT-HKD:	Rainbow trout head kidney
qPCR:	Quantitative polymerase chain reaction
RA:	Relative abundance
Socs1:	Suppressor of cytokine signaling 1
Tgfb1:	Transforming growth factor beta 1
TLR:	Toll-like receptor
Tnfa:	Tumor necrosis factor alpha