| Met | Metformin |
| Rosi | Rosiglitazone |
| DMI | Differentiation medium I |
| DMII | Differentiation medium II |
| PPARγ | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor |
| FASN | fatty acid synthase |
| C/EBPs | CCAAT/enhancer binding proteins |
| C/EBPα | CCAAT/enhancer binding protein α |
| C/EBPβ | CCAAT/enhancer binding protein β |
| FAT | fatty acid translocase |
| CHOP | C/EBP homologous protein |
| SREBP1c | sterol regulatory element-binding protein 1c |
| KLF2 | Krüppel-like Factor 2 |
| KLF5 | Krüppel-like Factor 5 |
| KLF7 | Krüppel-like Factor 7 |
| TGFβ | transforming growth factor β |
| BMP | bone morphogenetic protein |
| IGF | Insulin-like growth factor |
| PI3K | phosphatidylinositide 3-kinases |
| UCP-1 | uncoupling protein 1 |
| BMI | Body Mass Index |
| AMPK | AMP-activated protein kinase |
| JNK | C-Jun N-terminal kinase |
| ERK | Extracellular regulated protein kinases |