| TCM | traditional Chinese medicine |
| TIC | total ion chromatogram |
| SDH | succinate dehydrogenase |
| LDH | lactate dehydrogenase |
| AMPK | Adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase |
| cAMP | cyclic adenosine monophosphate |
| cGMP | cyclic guanosine monophosphate |
| CPK | creatine phosphokinase |
| GSK-3 | glycogen synthase kinase-3 |
| PYGL | glycogen phosphorylase |
| TSH | thyroid-stimulating hormone |
| T3 | triiodothyronine |
| T4 | tetraiodothyronine |
| PGE2 | prostaglandin E2 |
| 17-OHCS | 17-hydroxycorticosteroids |
| AchE | acetylcholinesterase |
| NE | Norepinephrine |
| DA | dopamine |
| 5-HT | 5-hydroxytryptamine |
| AVP | arginine vasopressin |
| PDH | pyruvate dehydrogenase |
| ELISA | enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| LEfSe | linear discriminant analysis effect size |