| ATGL | adipose triglyceride lipase |
| BAT | brown adipose tissue |
| CD | chow diet |
| FFA | free fatty acid |
| GEF | gintonin-enriched fraction |
| HFD | high-fat diet |
| HSL | hormone-sensitive lipase |
| ICV | intracerebroventricular |
| KRGM-gintonin | Korean red ginseng marc-derived gintonin |
| LPA | lysophosphatidic acid |
| LPC | lysophosphatidylcholine |
| PGC1α | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1-α |
| PRDM16 | PRD1-BF1-RIZ1 homologous domain containing 16 |
| TA | tibialis anterior |
| TC | total cholesterol |
| TG | triacylglycerol |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor-alpha |
| UCP1 | uncoupling protein-1 |
| WAT | white adipose tissue |