| NIRL | nanosecond infrared laser |
| OCT | optical coherence tomography imaging |
| LC–MS | liquid chromatography mass spectrometry |
| LCA | lithocholic acid |
| TLCA-3S | taurolithocholic acid-3 sufate |
| TLCA | taurolithocholic acid |
| CA | cholic acid |
| UCA | ursocholic aicd |
| 3-oxo-DCA | 3-oxo-deoxycholic acid |
| 7-oxo-CA | 7-ketodeoxycholic acid |
| TUDCA | tauroursodeoxycholic acid |
| THDCA | taurohyodeoxycholic acid |
| TCA | taurocholic acid |
| GCA | glycocholic acid |
| TCDCA | taurochenodeoxycholic acid |
| TDCA | taurodeoxycholic acid |
| GCDCA | glycochenodeoxycholic acid |
| GDCA | glycodeoxycholic acid |
| CDCA | chenodeoxycholic acid |
| GLCA | glycolithocholic acid |
| DCA | deoxycholic acid |
| 5CholA | 5-cholenic acid |
| isoDCA | isodeoxycholic acid |
| isoalloLCA | isoallolithochlic acid |
| isoLCA | isolithocholic acid |
| wMCA | omega muricholic acid |
| aMCA | alpha muricholic acid |
| bMCA | beta muricholic acid |
| TwMCA | tauro-omega muricholic acid |
| TaMCA | tauro-alpha muricholic acid |
| TbMCA | tauro-beta muricholic acid |