| ABCA1 | ATP-binding cassette subfamily A member 1 |
| ABCD1 | ATP-binding cassette subfamily D member 1 |
| AMN | Adrenomyeloneuropathy |
| APOE | Apolipoprotein E |
| BODIPY | Boron-dipyrromethene (a fluorophore used in lipid studies) |
| CALD | Cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy |
| CE | Cholesteryl ester |
| CNS | Central nervous system |
| CYP11A1 | Cytochrome P450 family 11 subfamily A member 1 |
| ER | Endoplasmic reticulum |
| EtOH | Ethanol |
| FA | Fatty acid |
| FBS | Fetal bovine serum |
| GAPDH | Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| HMGCR | 3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase |
| HPRT | Hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase |
| HSB11B | Hydroxysteroid 11-beta dehydrogenase |
| LCFA | Long-chain fatty acid |
| LD | Lipid droplet |
| LDLR | Low-density lipoprotein receptor |
| LDM | Lipid-depleted medium |
| LXR | Liver X receptor |
| NCEH1 | Neutral cholesterol ester hydrolase 1 |
| ORO | Oil Red O |
| PBS | Phosphate-buffered saline |
| PLIN2 | Perilipin-2 |
| RIPA buffer | Radio-immunoprecipitation buffer |
| RT-Qpcr | Reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction |
| SCD1 | Stearoyl-CoA desaturase 1 |
| SREBP2 | Sterol regulatory element-binding protein 2 |
| SOAT1 | Sterol O-acyltransferase 1 |
| TG | Triglyceride |
| VLCFA | Very long-chain fatty acids |
| X-ALD | X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy |