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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Apr 26.
Published in final edited form as: Curr Opin Pharmacol. 2014 Aug 9;19:67–75. doi: 10.1016/j.coph.2014.07.010

Table 1.

Abbreviations
5-HT 5-Hydroxy tryptamin, serotonin
AA Amino acid
ACh Acetylcholine
AITC Allyl isothiocyanate
cAMP Cyclic adenosine monophosphate
CaSR Calcium-sensing receptor
CCK Cholecystokinin
CCK1 Cholecystokinin 1 receptor
CD36 Cluster of differentiation 36
CGRP Calcitonin gene-related peptide
COX Cyclooxygenase
DPPIV Dipeptidyl peptidase IV
EAAT2 Excitatory amino acid transporter 2
EBF Epithelial barrier function
EC cell Enterochromaffin cell
EEC Enteroendocrine cell
FFA Free fatty acid
FFA1 Free fatty acid receptor (type given with numbers)
GI Gastrointestinal
GIP Glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide
GLP Glucagon-like peptide
GLP2R Glucagon-like peptide2 receptor
GLUT Glucose transporter (type given with numbers 1−)
GPCR G protein-coupled receptor
GPR G protein-coupled receptor
IAP Intestinal alkaline phosphatase
IP3 Inositol 3,4,5 triphosphate
KATP ATP-sensitive K channel
LCFA Long-chain fatty acids
LPA5 Lysophosphatidic acid receptor 5 (LPAR5)
mGluR Metabotropic glutamate receptor (member given by number)
MLF Mesenteric lymphatic fluid
NEFA Non esterified fatty acid
NO Nitric oxide
OEA Oleoylethanolamide
PepT1 Peptide transporter 1
PGE2 Prostaglandin E2
PKA Protein kinase A
PKC Protein kinase C
PLCβ2 Phospholipase C beta 2
PYY Peptide YY
SCFA Short-chain fatty acid
SGLT-1 Sodium-glucose cotransporter 1
SLC Solute carrier transporters
STC-1 A mouse enteroendocrine-like cell line
T1R1 Taste receptor type 1 member 1 (member given by numbers)
T2Rs Taste receptor type 2, Bitter receptors
TRPA1 Transient receptor potential cation channel, subfamily A, member 1
TRPV1 Transient receptor potential cation channel, subfamily V, member 1
VIP Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide