| APDS | 3-Aminopyridyl-N-hydroxysuccinimidyl carbamate |
| BA | bile acid |
| BAAT | bile acid-coenzyme A:amino acid N-acetyltransferase |
| BACS | ATP-dependent microsomal bile acid coenzyme A synthetase |
| BSEP | bile salt export pump |
| CA | cholic acid |
| CDCA | chenodeoxycholic acid |
| CDO | cysteine dioxygenase |
| CoA | coenzyme A |
| CSD | cysteine sulfinate decarboxylase |
| CYP | cytochrome P450 |
| DCA | deoxycholic acid |
| DKO | double knockout |
| FXR | farnesoid X receptor |
| FMO1/3 | flavin containing monooxygenase 1/3 |
| GCA | glycocholic acid |
| GCDCA | glycochenodeoxycholic acid |
| GDCA | glycodeoxycholic acid |
| GLCA | glycolithocholic acid |
| GUDCA | glycoursodeoxycholic acid |
| GW4064 | 3-[2-[2-chloro4-[[3-3(2,6-dichlorophenyl-5-(1-methylethyl-4-isoxazolyl]methoxy]phenyl]ethenyl]benzoic acid |
| HNF4α | hepatocyte nuclear factor 4α |
| HPLC-ESI-MS/MS | high-performance liquid chromatography–electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry |
| IS | internal standard |
| LCA | lithocholic acid |
| LXRα | liver X receptor α |
| MCA | muricholic acid |
| NTCP | sodium/taurocholate co-transporter peptide |
| PBS | phosphate-buffered saline |
| SE | standard error |
| SHP | small heterodimer partner |
| TBA | total bile acid |
| TCA | taurocholic acid |
| TCDCA | taurochenodeoxycholic acid |
| TDCA | taurodeoxycholic acid |
| TLCA | taurolithocholic acid |
| TUDCA | Tauroursodeoxycholic acid |
| TαMCA | tauro-α-muricholic acid |
| TβMCA | tauro-β-muricholic acid |
| TωMCA | tauro-ω-muricholic acid |
| UDCA | ursodeoxycholic acid |
| WT | wild type |