| AgRP | Agouti-related protein |
| aP2 | Adipocyte Protein 2 |
| BAT | Brown adipose tissue |
| BM | Bone marrow |
| EE | Energy expenditure |
| GH | Growth hormone |
| GHS-R | Growth hormone secretagogue receptor |
| GTT | Glucose tolerance test |
| HYPO | Hypothalamus |
| IGF-1 | Insulin-like growth factor-1 |
| ITT | Insulin tolerance test |
| PM | Peritoneal macrophages |
| RER | Respiratory exchange ratio |
| RMR | Resting metabolic rate |
| UCP-1 | Uncoupling protein-1 |
| WAT | White adipose tissue |
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