4PL	Four-parameter logistic
ACTH	Adrenocorticotropic hormone
cAMP	Cyclic AMP
ChIP-seq	Chromatin immunoprecipitation sequencing
CRE	cAMP response element
CREB	cAMP response element-binding protein
CRH	Corticotropin-releasing hormone
CYP11A1	Cytochrome P450 side-chain cleavage enzyme
CYP11B1	11β-hydroxylase
CYP21A2	21-hydroxylase
Cyp51	Lanosterol 14α-demethylase
DAVID	Database for Annotation, Visualization, and Integrated Discovery
DEG	Differentially expressed gene
DEX	Dexamethasone
ELISA	Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
FC	Fold change
GO	Gene Ontology
HPA	Hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal
HSD3B	3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase
Idi1	Isopentenyl-diphosphate delta isomerase
IQR	Interquartile range
LDLR	LDL receptor
MAPK	Mitogen-activated protein kinase
MC2R	Melanocortin 2 receptor
OD	Optical density
PCA	Principal component analysis
PKA	Protein kinase A
PPI	Protein–protein interaction
Rgs2	Regulator of G-protein Signalling 2
RIN	RNA integrity number
RMA	Robust Multiarray Average
Scarb1	Scavenger receptor class B type 1
Sqle	Squalene epoxidase
SR-BI	Cholesterol uptake receptors Scarb1
SREBP	Sterol regulatory element-binding protein
StAR	Steroidogenic acute regulatory protein
TF	Transcription factor