WHO	World Health Organization
BMI	Body Mass Index
IGF-1	Insulin-like Growth Factor-1
fAd	full-length Adiponectin
LMW	Low Molecular Weight
MMW	Middle Molecular Weight
HMW	High Molecular Weight
gAd	globular Adiponectin
TNFα	Tumor Necrosis Factor α
PPAR-γ	Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor gamma
AdipoR1	Adiponectin receptor 1
AdipoR2	Adiponectin receptor2
LKB1	Liver Kinase B 1
AMPK	AMP-activated protein Kinase
Akt	Protein Kinase B
mTOR	mammalian Target of Rapamycin
S6K	ribosomal protein S6 Kinase
TSC2	Tuberous Sclerosis Complex 2
ERK1/2	Extracellular signal-Regulated Kinases
PI3K	Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases
cJNK	c-Jun N-terminal kinase
STAT3	Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription
NF-kB	Nuclear Factor k B
E2	Estradiol
ERα	Estrogen Receptor alpha
IGF1R	Insulin Growth Factor 1 Receptor
PR	Progesterone Receptor
TGF-β1	Transforming growth factor beta 1
SMAD2	Small Mother Against Decapentaplegic 2