| ACC | acyl-CoA carboxylase |
| ACO | acyl-coenzyme A oxidase 1 |
| AMPK | AMP-activated protein kinase |
| AR | adrenergic receptor |
| ATGL | adipose triglyceride lipase |
| BAT | brown adipose tissue |
| Beige | brown in white |
| Cd137 | tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily, member 9 |
| Cidea | gene encoding cell death-inducing DFFA-like effector a |
| Cited1 | gene encoding Cbp/p300-interacting transactivator 1 |
| C/EBP/Cebp | CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein/encoding gene |
| Cox4 | cytochrome c oxidase subunit 4 |
| CPT1 | carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1 |
| FAS | fatty acid synthase |
| HSL | hormone-sensitive lipase |
| Lhx8 | gene encoding LIM/homeobox protein Lhx8 |
| NRF1 | nuclear respiratory factor 1 |
| PGC-1α/Ppargc1α | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma co-activator 1-alpha/encoding gene |
| PKA | protein kinase A |
| PPAR | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor |
| PRDM16/Prdm16 | PR domain-containing 16/encoding gene |
| tCA | trans-cinnamic acid |
| Tbx1 | gene encoding T-box protein 1 |
| Tfam | transcription factor A, mitochondrial |
| Tmem26 | gene encoding transmembrane protein 26 |
| UCP1/Ucp1 | uncoupling protein 1/encoding gene |
| Zic1 | gene encoding zinc finger protein ZIC1 |