| ARE | antioxidant response element |
| DON | Deoxynivalenol |
| DON-H, DON | high dose group |
| DON-M, DON | medium dose group; |
| DON-L, DON | low dose group |
| GD | gestation day |
| GSH | glutathione |
| GPx | glutathione peroxidase |
| HSP | heat shock protein |
| H&E | hematoxylin and eosin |
| HO-1 | heme oxygenase-1 |
| H2O2 | hydrogen peroxide |
| •OH | hydroxyl free radical |
| Keap-1 | the inhibitor of Nrf2, Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 |
| MDA | Malondialdehyde |
| MFI | Mean fluorescence intensity |
| MAPKs | Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases |
| Nrf2 | NF-E2-related factor 2 |
| NO | nitric oxide |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SPF | Specific Pathogen Free |
| SOD | Superoxide Dismutase |
| Znpp | Zinc protoporphyrin |