| ACTH | adrenocorticotropic hormone |
| DEG | differentially expressed genes |
| FDR | false discovery rate |
| GO | gene ontology |
| DAVID | database for annotation, visualization and integrated discovery |
| BP | biological process |
| Cyp51 | cytochrome P450, family 51, subfamily A, polypeptide 1 |
| Slfn13 | Schlafen family member 13 |
| Aox1 | aldehyde oxidase 1 |
| Arntl | aryl hydrocarbon receptor nuclear translocator-like protein 1 |
| Nr1d1 | nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group D member 1 |
| Nr1d2 | nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group D member 2 |
| Ki-67 | marker of proliferation Ki-67 |
| Ccna2 | cyclin A2 |
| Cdkn1c | cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1C |
| StAR | steroidogenic acute regulatory protein |
| Cyp11a1 | cytochrome P450 family 11 subfamily A member 1 (cholesterol 20–22 desmolase) |
| Cyp11b1 | cytochrome P450 family 11 subfamily B member 1 |
| Cyp11b2 | cytochrome P450 family 11 subfamily B member 2 (aldosterone synthase) |
| Lipe | hormone-sensitive lipase |
| Uts2 | urotensin 2 |
| Y1 | mouse adrenocortical cell line |
| Clock | Clock circadian regulator |
| Bmal1 | brain and muscle ARNT-like 1 |
| Cry1 | cryptochrome circadian clock 1 |
| Cry2 | cryptochrome circadian clock 2 |
| Per1 | period circadian clock 1 |
| Per2 | period circadian clock 2 |
| Per3 | period circadian clock 3 |
| C57BL/6J | inbred strain of laboratory mouse |
| POMC | pro-opiomelanocortin |
| MSH | melanocyte-stimulating hormone (melanotropin) |
| CEL | Affymetrix data file format |
| RMA | robust multi-array average |
| FC | fold change |