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. 2026 Jan 1;18(1):151. doi: 10.3390/nu18010151
1RM One-repetition maximum
6MWT Six-minute walk test
AD Alzheimer’s disease
AFT Afternoon
ATP Adenosine triphosphate
AUClast Area under the concentration-time curve to the last measurable concentration
AUG Area under the glucose curve
baPWV Brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity
BFR Blood flow restriction
BP Blood pressure
BRJ Beetroot juice
Ca2+ Calcium ion
CAIx Cerebral augmentation index
cBRS Cardiovagal baroreflex sensitivity
CD11b Cluster of differentiation 11b
cGMP Cyclic guanosine monophosphate
CAF Caffeine-supplemented group
CRP C-reactive protein
CK Creatine kinase
CMJ Countermovement jump
CO Cardiac output
CO2 Carbon dioxide
CON Controlled
CR Caloric restriction
CSA Cross-section area
DBP Diastolic blood pressure
DCA Dynamic cerebral autoregulation
Deoxy-Hb Deoxygenated hemoglobin
Deoxy-Mb Deoxygenated myoglobin
DOMS Delayed onset muscle soreness
EMG Electromyography
EPM Early postmenopausal
EVE Evening
EXE Exercise
FBF Forearm blood-flow
FMD Flow-mediated dilation
GLP-1 Glucagon-like peptide-1
GPS Global positioning system
GSH Reduced glutathione
GSSG Oxidized glutathione
GTP Guanosine triphosphate
Hb Hemoglobin
HD Hemodialysis
HF High-frequency
HFpEF Heart failure and preserved ejection fraction
HHb Deoxyhemoglobin
HOMA-IR Homeostatic model assessment-insulin resistance
HR Heart rate
HRV Heart rate variability
IHS Isometric handgrip strength
IMTP Isometric mid-thigh pull
IL-6 Interleukin-6
IPAQ International physical activity questionnaire
LBNP Lower-body negative pressure
LF Low frequency
LPM Late postmenopausal
M Male participants
MAP Mean arterial pressure
MIVC Maximal isometric voluntary contraction
MORN Morning
MPT Mitochondrial permeability transition
MUFR Motor unit firing rate
MUP Motor unit potential
MVC Maximal voluntary contraction
MVIC Maximal voluntary isometric contraction
NF jiggle Neuromuscular firing instability
NIRS Near-infrared spectroscopy
NIT Nitrate-supplemented group
NO Nitric oxide
NOS Nitric oxide synthase
NO2- Nitrite
NO3- Nitrate
NOx Nitric oxide metabolites
NR Not reported
O2 Oxygen
OGTT Oral glucose tolerance test
OLD Older group
oxLDL Oxidized low-density lipoprotein
PCr Phosphocreatine
PETCO2 Partial pressure of end-tidal carbon dioxide
PFC Prefrontal Cortex
pH Power of Hydrogen
PIx Pulsatility indices
PKG Protein kinase G
PLA Placebo
PPO Peak power output
PPT Pain pressure threshold
PSTT Progressive specific taekwondo test
PWV Pulse wave variable
qNIRS Quantitative near-infrared spectroscopy
Qtw,pot Potentiated quadriceps twitch force
QUICKI Quantitative insulin sensitivity check index
RBC Red blood cell
REE Resting energy expenditure
RER Respiratory exchange ratio
RFD Rate of force development
RIx Resistivity indices
RMS Root Mean Square
RoR Retinoic acid-related orphan receptor
ROS Reactive oxygen species
RPE Rating of perceived exertion
RTD Rate of torque development
RVIP Rapid visual information processing
RyR Ryanodine receptor
SBP Systolic blood pressure
SCFAs Short-chain fatty acids
SERCA Sarco/endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase
sGC Soluble guanylate cyclase
SIT Sprint interval training
SJ Squat jump
SJFT Sargent jump fatigue test
SpO2 Peripheral oxygen saturation
StO2 Tissue oxygen saturation
SVR Systemic vascular resistance
T2D Type 2 diabetes
TPR Total peripheral resistance
TQR Total quality recovery
TT Time-trial
TTE Time to exhaustion
VE Minute ventilation
VEG Vegetable-supplemented group
VE/VCO2 Ventilatory equivalent for carbon dioxide
VE/VO2 Ventilatory equivalent for oxygen
VLF Very-low-frequency
VO2 Oxygen consumption
VO2peak Peak oxygen consumption
W Female participant
XOR Xanthine oxidoreductase
YYIR1 Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery Test Level 1
YN Younger group