| ACC | Acetyl-CoA carboxylase |
| AMPK | AMP-activated protein kinase |
| BSA | Bovine serum albumin |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium |
| FBS | Fetal bovine serum |
| HRP | Horseradish peroxidase |
| HS | Horse serum |
| MRFs | Myogenic regulatory factors |
| Myf5 | Myogenic factor 5 |
| MyoD | Myoblast determination protein |
| MyHC | Myosin heavy chain |
| NRF-1 | Nuclear respiratory factor-1 |
| RT-PCR | Reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction |
| PAGE | Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis |
| PBS | Phosphate buffered saline |
| PGC1α | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator |
| RIPA | Radioimmunoprecipitation assay |
| Sirt-1 | Sirtuin 1 |
| TBST | Tris-buffered saline containing 0.1% tween-20 |
| TFAM | Transcription factor A, mitochondrial |
| HPLC | High Performance Liquid Chromatography |