| Cr | Chromium |
| Cr(III) | Trivalent chromium |
| Cr(VI) | Hexavalent chromium |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| ER | Endoplasmic reticulum |
| ATF4 | Cyclic AMP-dependent transcription factor 4 |
| FASN | Fatty acid synthase |
| ACOX1 | Acyl-CoA oxidase 1 |
| BSCL2 | Berardinelli-Seip congenital lipodystrophy 2 |
| NCBI | National Center for Biotechnology Information |
| IVC | individually ventilated cages |
| TEM | Transmission electron microscopy |
| SOD1 | Superoxide dismutase 1 |
| GPX | Glutathione peroxidase |
| HSPs | Heat shock proteins |
| APOE | Apolipoprotein E |
| CLU | Clusterin |
| PPARG | Peroxisome Proliferator Activated Receptor Gamma |
| ELOVL6 | Elongation of Very Long Chain Fatty Acids Protein 6 |
| DGAT1 | Diacylglycerol O-Acyltransferase 1 |
| PLINs | Perilipins |
| FITM1 | Fat storage inducing transmembrane protein 1 |
| MAFLD | Metabolic-associated fatty liver disease |
| Fe | iron |
| Mn | Manganese |
| Zn | Zinc |
| Se | Selenium |
| Cu | Copper |
| ICP-OES | Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy |
| TXNRD | thioredoxin reductases |
| SEPP1 | selenoprotein-P |
| TG | Triglyceride |
| LDL-C | Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol |