AB	Alcian blue
ABCA1	ATP-binding cassette subfamily A1
ABCG5	ATP-binding cassette subfamily G member 5
ABCG8	ATP-binding cassette subfamily G member 8
ACAT2	Acetyl-CoA acetyltranferase 2
ANOVA	Analysis of the variance
AR	Absorption rate
ASNP	Amorphous silica nanoparticles
AUIC	Area under the incremental curve
CYP7A1	Cholesterol 7 alpha-hydroxylase
DAB	3,3′-diminobenzidine
DE	Diatomaceous earth
DG	Diglycerides
FAAS	Atomic absorption spectroscopy
FFA	Free fatty acids
H&E	Hematoxylin and eosin
HPSEC	High-performance size-exclusion chromatography
ICP-OES	Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry
IFABP	Fatty acid-binding protein
IRS	Immunoreactivity score
LDLr	Low-density lipoprotein receptor
LxR	Liver X receptor transcription factor
MG	Monoglycerides
MTP	Microsomal triglyceride transfer protein
NPC1L1	Niemann-Pick C1-like 1
OGTT	Oral glucose tolerance test
OTTT	Oral triglycerides tolerance test
PAS	Periodic acid-Schiff
RCT	Reverse cholesterol transport
RR	Removal rate
SiAAC	Silicon absolute absorption coefficient
SiADC	Silicon apparent digestibility coefficient
SI-RM	Silicon-enriched restructured meat
T2DM	Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
TG	Triglycerides
THF	Tetrahidrofurane
TICE	Transintestinal cholesterol excretion