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. 2017 Jul 12;18(7):1511. doi: 10.3390/ijms18071511
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