| 13-LnHPO | (9Z,11E,15Z)-13-Hydroperoxyoctadeca-9,11,15-trienoic acid |
| ALA | alpha-Linoleic acid |
| ALT | Advanced Lipid Technologies |
| ARA | Arachidonic acid |
| AUCt | Area under the (concentration-time) curve |
| CFA | Conjugated fatty acid |
| Cmax | Maximum concentration |
| DAG | Diacylglycerol |
| DHA | (4Z,7Z,10Z,13Z,16Z,19Z)-Docosa-4,7,10,13,16,19-hexaenoic acid (cervonic acid) |
| DPA | (7Z,10Z,13Z,16Z,19Z)-Docosa-7,10,13,16,19-pentaenoic acid (clupanodonic acid) |
| DTrE | (13Z,16Z,19Z)-Docosa-13,16,19-trienoic acid |
| EE | Ethyl esters |
| EFA | Essential fatty acid |
| EPA | (5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z,17Z)-Icosa-5,8,11,14,17-pentaenoic acid (timnodonic acid) |
| ETA | (8Z,11Z,14Z,17Z)-Icosa-8,11,14,17-tetraenoic acid |
| ETE | (11Z,14Z,17Z)-Icosa-11,14,17-trienoic acid (homo-alpha-linolenic acid) |
| FA | Fatty acid |
| FFA | Free fatty acid |
| FMLP | N-Formylmethionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine |
| HDA | (9Z)-12-Hydroxydodec-9-enoic acid |
| HDL | High-density lipoprotein |
| HFA | Hydroxy fatty acid |
| HPA | (6Z,9Z,12Z,15Z,18Z)-Henicosa-6,9,12,15,18-pentaenoic acid |
| iAUCt | Incremental area under the (concentration-time) curve |
| LA | Linoleic acid |
| LC | Long-chain |
| LDL | Low-density lipoprotein |
| MAG | Monoacylglycerol |
| MCFA | Medium-chain fatty acid |
| MUFA | Monounsaturated fatty acid |
| PA | Phosphatidic acid |
| PC | Phosphatidylcholine |
| PE | Phosphatidylethanolamine |
| PG | Phosphatidylglycerol |
| PKC | Protein kinase C |
| PL | Phospholipids |
| PUFA | Polyunsaturated fatty acid |
| rTG | Re-esterified TG |
| SC401 | DHA and EPA ethylesters + Advanced Lipid Technologies |
| SCFA | Short-chain fatty acid |
| SDA | Stearidonic acid |
| SEDDS | Self-emulsifying drug delivery system |
| SLN | Solid lipid nanoparticles |
| SMEDS | Self-microemulsifying delivery system |
| SNEDDS | Self-nanoemulsifying drug delivery system |
| TG | Triacylglycerol (Triacylglyceride, Triglyceride) |
| VFA | Volatile fatty acid |
| VLCFA | Very long-chain fatty acid |
| WPI-GA | Whey protein isolate-gum arabic (complex) |