| ABC transporters | ATP-binding cassette transporters |
| ACVR2B | Activin A Receptor Type 2B |
| AdoMet-DC | S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase |
| AKT | protein kinase B |
| AMPK | adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase |
| ATG | autophagy-related genes |
| BCL2 | Beclin2 |
| Cad | cadaverine |
| Dc-AdoMet | decarboxylated AdoMet |
| D-gal | D-galactose |
| EWGSOP2 | European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People 2 |
| FOXOs | Forkhead box O |
| HOPS | homotypic fusion and protein sorting |
| IGF-1 | insulin growth factor 1 |
| IGF-1 | insulin growth factor 1 receptor |
| IL-6 | interleukin 6 |
| IL-18 | interleukin 18 |
| IL-1β | interleukin 1β |
| LC3-I | microtubule-associated protein light chain 3-I |
| LC3-II | microtubule-associated protein light chain 3-II |
| MSTN | myostatin |
| mTOR | mammalian target of rapamycin |
| mTORC1 | mTOR Complex 1 |
| MYH | myosin heavy chain |
| NF-kB | Nuclear Factor-kB |
| ODC | ornithine decarboxylase |
| p62/SQSTM | sequestosome protein |
| PAO | polyamine oxidase |
| PGC-1α | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma coactivator |
| PI3K | phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| PINK1 | PTEN-induced putative kinase 1 |
| POT | Proton-dependent Oligopeptide Transporter |
| PTEN | phosphatase and tensin homolog enzima |
| RANKL | nuclear factor kappa B receptor activator ligand |
| RIP1 | receptor interacting protein |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SCN | suprachiasmatic nucleus |
| SMOX | spermine oxidase |
| SSAT | spermidine/spermine-N1-acetyltransferase |
| TFEB | transcription factor EB |
| TNF-α | Tumor Necrosis Factor-α |
| ULK1 | UNC51-like kinase |