| AFP | α-fetoprotein |
| AIF | apoptosis-inducing factor |
| AMPK | adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase |
| APAF-1 | apoptotic protease activating factor-1 |
| ARID | AT-rich interactive domain-containing proteins |
| ARNTL | arylhydrocarbon receptor nuclear translocator-like |
| BMAL1 | brain and muscle Arnt-like protein-1 |
| cAMP | cyclic adenosine monophosphate |
| CAR | constitutive androstane receptor |
| CCGs | clock-controlled genes |
| CLOCK | circadian locomotor output cycles kaput |
| CRY1 | cryptochrome 1 |
| CRY2 | cryptochrome 2 |
| CSNK1D | casein kinase 1 delta f-box |
| CSNK1E | casein kinase 1 epsilon |
| CYCS | cytochrome C somatic |
| CYP7A1 | cholesterol 7α-hydroxylase |
| DEN | Diethylnitrosamine |
| DNMT1 | DNA methyltransferase1 |
| FBXL21 | leucine-rich repeat protein 21 |
| FGF21 | fibroblast growth factor 21 |
| FXR | farnesoid X receptor |
| lncRNAs | long noncoding RNAs |
| MAFLD | metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MASH | metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis |
| MLL | mixed lineage leukemia |
| MRTs | malignant rhabdoid tumors |
| mTOR | mammalian target of rapamycin |
| MWA | microwave ablation |
| NJKs | c-Jun N-terminal kinases |
| NOCT | Nocturnin |
| NPAS2/MOP4 | neuronal PAS domain protein 2 |
| NR1D1/REV-ERBα | nuclear receptor subfamily 1, group D, member 1 |
| NR1F1/RORα | nuclear receptor subfamily 1, group F, member 1 |
| PER1/2/3 | period-circadian protein homolog 1/2/3 |
| PGC-1α | Peroxisome proliferator activated receptor gamma coactivator1 alpha |
| PPAR-α | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors-alpha |
| PPAR-γ | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors-gamma |
| RFA | radiofrequency ablation |
| RHT | retino-hypothalamic tract |
| ROR | retinoic acid-related orphan nuclear receptor |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SBRT | stereotactic body radiation therapy |
| SCN | suprachiasmatic nucleus |
| SIRT-1 | Sirtuin-1 |
| SMAC | second mitochondria-derived activator of caspases |
| SNPs | single nucleotide polymorphisms |
| TACE | trans arterial chemoembolization |
| TFEB | transcription factor EB |
| TIM | Timeless |
| TNM | tumor node metastasis |
| TTFL | transcriptional translational feedback loop |