2-AG	2-arachidonoyl glycerol
2-NBDG	2-[N-(7-Nitrobenz-2-oxa-1,3-diazol-4-yl)amino]-2-deoxy-D-glucose
AC	adenylyl cyclase
ADM	adrenomedullin
AEA	N-arachidonoylethanolamine
AgRP	agouti-related protein
AHL	acyl-homoserine lactone
AMPK	AMP-activated protein kinase
AP	action potential
ARC	arcuate nucleus
ATD	amino-terminal domain
CCK	cholecystokinin
Chat	choline acetyltransferase
CPIR	cephalic phase insulin release
CRD	cysteine-rich linker domain
CTx	collagen type I C-telopeptide
GFAP	glial fibrillary acidic protein
GLP-1(or 2)	glucagon-like peptide-1 (or 2)
GLUT	glucose transporter
IP3	inositol-1,4,5-triophosphate
IP3R3	inositol-1,4,5-triophosphate receptor type 3
Kir6.1	inwardly rectifying potassium channel 6.1
KO	knockout
MDG	methyl-α-D-glucopyranoside
nNOS	neuronal nitric oxide synthase
PI3K	phosphoinositide 3-kinase
PINP	procollagen type 1 N-terminal propeptide
PIP3	phosphatidylinositol (3,4,5)-trisphosphate
PKA	protein kinase A
PLCβ2	phospholipase Cβ2
POMC	pro-opiomelanocortin
SCC	solitary chemosensory cell
sGC	soluble guanylate cyclase
SGLT	sodium–glucose cotransporter
SUR1	sulfonylurea receptor 1
TAS1R2(or 3)	taste receptor family 1 members 2 (or 3)
TMD	transmembrane domain
TRPM5	transient receptor potential channel M5
VFTM	Venus flytrap module
VGSC	voltage-gated sodium channel
WT	wild-type