| BA | brown adipocyte |
| eWAT | epididymal white adipose tissue |
| iBAT | interscapular brown adipose tissue |
| Il-10 | interleukin-10 |
| Mcp-1 | monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 |
| PGC-1α | α subunit of peroxisome proliferators-activated receptor-γ coactivator 1 |
| RT | room temperature |
| RT-qPCR | quantitative real-time PCR |
| sWAT | subcutaneous white adipose tissue |
| Tnf-α | tumor necrosis factor-α |
| Ucp-1 | uncoupling protein-1 |
| WA | white adipocyte |