| ARs | Adrenergic receptors |
| AMPK | AMP-activated protein kinase |
| ANLS | Astrocyte-neuron L-lactate shuttle |
| BBB | Blood-brain-barrier |
| CNS | Central nervous system |
| CNTF | Ciliary neurotrophic factor |
| CSF | Cerebrospinal fluid |
| D2 | 2-Deiodinase |
| D3 | 3-Deiodinase |
| FAO | Fatty acid oxidation |
| FAT | Fatty acid translocase |
| FRET | Förster resonance energy transfer |
| GFAP | Glial-fibrillary acidic protein |
| HADHA | Hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase/3-ketoacyl-CoA thiolase/enoyl-CoA hydratase alpha |
| HIF1α | Hypoxia-inducible factor 1 alpha |
| IGFR | IGF-1 receptor |
| LC | Locus coeruleus |
| MCT | Monocarboxylate transporter |
| NA | Noradrenaline |
| Ncor1 | Nuclear corepressor |
| Ncoa1 | Nuclear corepressor |
| PPAR | Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor gamma |
| T3 | 5-Triiodothyronine |
| T4 | L-Thyroxine |
| THs | Thyroid hormones |