| ABC | ATP-binding cassette |
| ALDH | aldehyde dehydrogenase |
| APL | acute promyelocytic leukemia |
| ATRA | all-trans retinoic acid |
| BCRP | breast cancer resistance protein |
| CRABP | cellular retinoic acid binding protein |
| CYP | cytochrome P450 |
| FXR | farnesoid X receptor |
| HAT | histone acetyltransferase |
| HDAC | histone deacetylase |
| LRAT | lecithin-retinol acyltransferase |
| LXR | liver X receptor |
| MDR | multidrug resistance |
| NBL | neuroblastoma |
| Pgp | P-glycoprotein |
| PPAR | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor |
| RAR | retinoic acid receptor |
| RARE | retinoic acid response element |
| RBP4 | retinol-binding protein |
| REH | retinyl ester hydrolase |
| RXR | retinoid X receptor |
| RXRE | retinoid X response element |
| STRA | receptors stimulated by retinoic acid |
| THR | thyroid hormone receptor |
| XAB2 | xeroderma pigmentosum group A-binding protein 2 |
| 9cisRA | 9-cis retinoic acid |
| 13cisRA | 13-cis retinoic acid |