| AMPK | AMP-activated protein kinase |
| eNOS | endothelial nitric-oxide synthase |
| AICAR | 5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide ribonucleotide |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |
| PPAR | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor |
| SNP | sodium nitroprusside |
| ACh | acetylcholine |
| PE | phenylephrine |
| L-NAME | Nω-nitro-l-arginine methyl ester |
| CRISPR | clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats |
| Cas9 | CRISPR-associated protein 9 |