ACTH	Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
ADHD	Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
AgRP	Agouti related neuropeptide
AOR	Adjusted odds ratio
ARC	Arcuate nucleus
As	Arsenic
ASD	Autism spectrum disorder
BCERP	Breast Cancer and the Environment Research Program
BPA	Bisphenol A
CART	Cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript
Cd	Cadmium
CHARGE	Childhood Autism Risks from Genetics and the Environment
CRH	Corticotropin releasing hormone
DD	Developmental delay
DDE	Dichlorodiphenyl dichloroethylene
DDT	Dichlorodiphenyl trichloroethane
DEHP	Di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
DES	Diethylstilbestrol
DOHaD	Developmental origins of health and disease
EDCs	Endocrine disrupting chemicals
GCK	Glucokinase
GESTE	GEStation Thyroid and Environment
GP	General population
Hg	Mercury
Hoxa10	Homeobox A10
Hoxa11	Homeobox A11
Hoxa9	Homeobox A9
HOXC6	Homeobox C6
HPA	Hypothalamus-hypophysis-adrenal axis
HPG	Hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis
HPT	Hypothalamus–hypophysis–thyroid axis
IARC	International Agency for Research on Cancer
ICCIDD	Indian Coalition for Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorders
ID	Intellectual deficit
IGF	Insulin-like growth factor
IGFBP3	IGF binding protein 3
IQ	Intelligence level
IR	Insulin-resistance
LCGHR	Luteinizing hormone/choriogonadotropin receptor
MDC	Metabolism Disruptor Chemicals
MetS	Metabolic Syndrome
MOCEH	Mothers and Children’s Environmental Health (MOCEH)
MSH	Melanocyte-stimulating hormone
NHANES	National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
Ni	Nickel
NIS	Sodium/iodide symporter
NO2	Nitrogen dioxide
NOS	Nitric oxide synthase
NPY	Neuropeptide Y
NPY-Y1	Neuropeptide Y receptor Y1
OC	Organochlorine
OP	Organophosphate
OR	Odds ratio
PAHs	Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
Pb	Lead
PBB	Polybrominated biphenyls
PBDEs	Polybrominated diphenyl ethers
PCBs	Polychlorinated biphenyls
PFASs	Perfluoroalkyl substances
PFHxS	Perfluorohexane sulfonate
PFNA	Perfluorononanoate
PFOA	Perfluorooctanoic acid
PFOS	Perfluorooctane Sulfonate
PM10	Particulated matter with an aerodynamic diameter of 10 μm
PM2.5	Particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of 2.5 μm
POMC	Pro-opio-melanocortin
POPs	Persistent organic pollutants
PPARγ	Peroxisome Proliferator Activated Receptor Gamma
PTESD	Premature Thelarche and Early Sexual Development
PVC	Polyvinyl chloride
PVN	Paraventricular nucleus
RXR	Retinoid X Receptor
SMT	Somatic mutation theory
T2D	Type 2 diabetes mellitus
T3	Triiodothyronine
T4	Thyroxine
TBT	Tributyltin
TCDD	2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin
THs	Thyroid hormones
TRH	Thyrotropin-releasing hormone
TSH	Thyroid Stimulating Hormone
Wnt7a	Wnt Family Member 7A