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. 2026 Jan 9;27(2):692. doi: 10.3390/ijms27020692
A4 4-Androstenedione
AKT Protein Kinase B
Ane Androsterone
AP Androgenic Pheromones
AR Androgen Receptor
ARE Androgen Response Element
BMI Body mass index
AVP Arginine Vasopressin
cAMP Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate
CNS Central Nervous System
CREB cAMP Response Element-Binding Protein
CYP11A1 Cytochrome P450 Family 11 Subfamily A Member 1
CYP19A1 Aromatase
CYP3A4 Cytochrome P450 3A4
DC Dendritic Cell
DHEA Dehydroepiandrosterone
DHT Dihydrotestosterone
EA Estrogenic Androgens
EDCs Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals
EPO Erythropoietin
ERK Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase
FSH Follicle-Stimulating Hormone
FSH-R Follicle-Stimulating Hormone Receptor
GH Growth Hormone
GHRH Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone
GnRH Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone
HbA1c Glycated Hemoglobin
HPA axis Hypothalamic–Pituitary–Adrenal Axis
HPGn axis Hypothalamic–Pituitary–Gonadal Axis
HPO axis Hypothalamic–Pituitary–Ovarian Axis
HPT axis Hypothalamic–Pituitary–Testicular Axis
HSP Heat Shock Protein
IGF-1 Insulin-like Growth Factor 1
IL Interleukin
KD Ketogenic diet
KT/11-KT 11-Ketotestosterone
LH Luteinizing Hormone
LH-R Luteinizing Hormone Receptor
MAPK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase
MD Mediterranean diet
MDD Major Depressive Disorder
MEK MAPK/ERK Kinase
NF-κB Nuclear Factor Kappa-Light-Chain-Enhancer of Activated B Cells
NK cells Natural Killer Cells
OT Oxytocin
PCOS Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
REF radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation
RORγt RAR-Related Orphan Receptor Gamma t
SA Serum Albumin
SHBG Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin
STAT Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription
Treg Regulatory T Cells
TNF-α Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha
TRT Testosterone Replacement Therapy
UGT UDP-Glucuronosyltransferase
VD Vegetarian diet