| Abbreviation | Full Term |
| AR | Analytical Reagent |
| AUC | Area under the Curve |
| BF3 | Boron Trifluoride |
| EI | Electron Ionization |
| ELOVL | Elongation of Very-Long-Chain Fatty Acids |
| FADS1 | Fatty Acid Desaturase 1 |
| FADS2 | Fatty Acid Desaturase 2 |
| FAME | Fatty Acid Methyl Ester |
| FAME-37 | 37-Component Fatty Acid Methyl Ester Reference Mixture (Supelco) |
| FELASA | Federation of European Laboratory Animal Science Associations |
| FDR | False Discovery Rate |
| GC–FID | Gas Chromatography–Flame Ionization Detection |
| GC–MS | Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry |
| HPLC | High-Performance Liquid Chromatography |
| IACUC | Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee |
| KOH | Potassium Hydroxide |
| MS | Mass Spectrometry |
| NIST | National Institute of Standards and Technology |
| PC | Principal Component |
| PC1 | Principal Component 1 |
| PC2 | Principal Component 2 |
| PCA | Principal Component Analysis |
| PUFA | Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid |
| RT | Retention Time |
| SCD1 | Stearoyl-CoA Desaturase 1 |
| TIC | Total Ion Current |
| UPPC | University of Petra Pharmaceutical Center |