| PUFAs | Polyunsaturated fatty acids |
| n3-PUFAs | n3-polyunsaturated fatty acids |
| n6-PUFAs | n6-polyunsaturated fatty acids |
| n6/n3 | n6-PUFAs/n3-PUFAs |
| U/S | UFAs/SFAs |
| P/S | PUFAs/SFAs |
| SADT | Subcutaneous adipose tissue |
| SFAs | Saturated fatty acids |
| MUFAs | Monounsaturated fatty acids |
| UFAs | Unsaturated fatty acids |
| AOK | Artemisia ordosica Krasch. |
| DDGS | Distillers’ dried grains with solubles |
| FAS | Fatty acid synthase |
| FADS | Fatty acid desaturases |
| ACC | Acetyl-CoA carboxylase |
| LPL | Lipoprotein lipase |
| HSL | Hormone-sensitive lipase |
| SCD | Stearoyl-CoA desaturase |
| ELOVL2 | Elongase of very-long-chain fatty acids 2 |
| ELOVL5 | Elongase of very-long-chain fatty acids 5 |
| MDH | Malate dehydrogenase |
| CD36 | Cluster of differentiation 36 |
| SLC27A4 | Solute carrier family 27 member 4 |
| FABP4 | Fatty acid binding protein 4 |
| SOD | Superoxide dismutase |
| CAT | Catalase |
| GSH-PX | Glutathione peroxidase |
| T-AOC | Total antioxidant capacity |
| MDA | Malondialdehyde |
| SREBP1 | Sterol regulatory element-binding protein 1 |
| GYS1 | Glycogen synthase 1 |
| ACSL4 | Acyl-CoA synthetase long-chain family member 4 |
| CPT1B | Carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1B |
| ERBB4 | Erythroblastic leukemia viral oncogene homolog 4 |
| ADCY2 | Adenylyl cyclase 2 |
| ADCY5 | Adenylyl cyclase 5 |
| ACOX1 | Acyl-CoA oxidase 1 |
| SCD1 | Stearoyl-CoA desaturase 1 |
| SCD2 | Stearoyl-CoA desaturase 2 |
| DGAT1 | Diacylglycerol acyltransferase 1 |
| FADS1 | Fatty acid desaturase 1 |
| SLC27A2 | Solute carrier family 27 member 2 |
| AMPK | Adenosine-monophosphate-activated protein kinase |
| P53 | p53 tumor suppressor |
| PI3K-Akt | Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase-akt |
| PPAR | Peroxisome-proliferator-activated receptor |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| TG | Triglyceride |