| BAT | brown adipose tissue |
| iBAT | interscapular brown adipose tissue |
| [Ca2+]i | intracellular calcium |
| [Ca2+]o | extracellular calcium |
| CaSR | calcium-sensing receptor |
| C/EBPα | CCAAT/enhancer binding protein α |
| FAS | fatty acid synthetase |
| HSL | hormone sensitive lipase |
| LPL | lipoprotein lipase |
| MSCs | mesenchymal stem cells |
| pBMSCs | porcine bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells |
| PGC1-α | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor coactivator 1α |
| PPARγ | peroxisome proliferator activated receptor γ |
| PRDM16 | PR domain zinc-finger protein 16 |
| T2DM | type 2 diabetes mellitus |
| TG | Triglyceride |
| TRPV2 | transient receptor potential vanilloid 2 |
| UCP1 | uncoupling protein 1 |
| VAT | visceral adipose tissue |
| WAT | white adipose tissue |
| eWAT | epididymal white adipose tissue |
| iWAT | inguinal white adipose tissue |