| AP/NTS | Area postrema and the nucleus of the solitary tract |
| BCFA | Branched-chain fatty acid |
| BS | Bariatric surgery |
| CTA | Conditioned taste aversion |
| FFAR2 | Free fatty acid receptor 2 |
| FFAR3 | Free fatty acid receptor 3 |
| GDF-15 | Growth differentiation factor 15 |
| GDNF | Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor |
| GFRAL | GDNF family receptor alpha-like |
| GI | Gastrointestinal |
| GLP-1 | Glucagon-like peptide-1 |
| MMP14 | Matrix metalloproteinase-14 (alt. name for MT1-MMP) |
| MT1-MMP | Membrane-type 1 matrix metalloproteinase |
| PLC | Phospholipase C |
| RA | Receptor agonist |
| RET | Rearranged during transfection (receptor tyrosine kinase) |
| RYGB | Roux-en-Y gastric bypass |
| SCFA | Short-chain fatty acid |
| SG | Sleeve gastrectomy |
| TGF-β | Transforming growth factor beta |
| TLR4 | Toll-like receptor 4 |