| AgRP | Agouti-related protein |
| AMPK | Adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase |
| cAMP | Cyclic adenosine monophosphate |
| CR | Calorie restriction |
| FFA | Free fatty acid |
| FOXO | Forkhead box O |
| GHSR | Growth hormone secretagogue receptor |
| GHSR-1a | Growth hormone secretagogue receptor-1a |
| GLP-1 | Glucagon-like peptide 1 |
| HFD | High fat diet |
| IGF-1 | Insulin-like growth factor 1 |
| Irs2 | Insulin receptor substrate 2 |
| NAD | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide |
| NPY | Neuropeptide Y |
| MC4R | Melanocortin 4 receptor |
| mTOR1 | Mammalian TOR 1 |
| PI3K | Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase |
| PGC | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma coactivator |
| POMC | Proopiomelanocortin |
| Ppar | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor |
| SAMP8 | Senescence-accelerated mouse prone/8 |
| S6K1 | Ribosomal protein S6 kinase 1 |
| TOR | Target of rapamycin |
| TORC1 | TOR complex 1 |
| TORC2 | TOR complex 2 |