| AG | acylated ghrelin |
| AgRP | agouti-related protein |
| Arx | aristaless-related homeobox |
| DE | definitive endoderm |
| E | embryonic day |
| GHS-R | growth hormone secretagogue receptor |
| MAFA | V-maf musculoaponeurotic fibrosarcoma oncogene homolog A |
| NGN-3 | neurogenin-3 |
| Nkx2.2 | Nk2 homeobox 2 |
| NPY | neuropeptide Y |
| OB | Obestatin |
| Pax4 | paired box protein Pax-4 |
| Pax6 | paired box protein Pax-6 |
| PDX-1 | pancreas/duodenum homeobox protein 1 |
| POMC | pro-opio-melanocortin |
| PP | pancreatic polypeptide |
| UAG | unacylated ghrelin |