| 2DE | Two-dimensional gel electrophoresis |
| Ahr | Aryl hydrocarbon receptor |
| AOP | Adverse outcome pathway |
| DEG | Differentially expressed gene |
| EDA | Effects-direct analysis |
| EDC | Endocrine disruptor compound |
| ERA | Environmental risk assessment |
| GC-MS | Gas-chromatography mass spectrometry |
| GWAS | Genome-wide association studies |
| KEGG | Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes |
| MOA | Mode-of-action |
| MS | Mass spectrometry |
| NGS | Next-generation sequencing |
| NMR | Nuclear magnetic resonance |
| PAH | Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon |
| PCB | Polychlorinated biphenyl |
| qRT-PCR | Quantitative (real time) reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction |
| RNA-Seq | Next-generation whole-transcriptome RNA sequencing |
| SNP | Single-nucleotide polymorphism. |