AFM	atomic force microscopy
AGRP	Agouti-Related Peptide
ALS	Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
BDNF	Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor
β3-AR	β3-adrenergic receptor
C3AR-1	complement C3a receptor-1
Ca2+	calcium
CHO	Chinese Hamster Ovary
COX-2	cyclooxygenase-2
CRAC-Orai1	Calcium Release-Activated Calcium Channel-Orai1
CRH	Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone
CSF	cerebrospinal fluid
CSS	chronic subordination stress
DAG	Diacylglycerol
DRG	dorsal root ganglion
E	epinephrine
EE	energy expenditure
EGF	Epidermal Growth Factor
ER/SR	endoplasmic/sarcoplasmic reticulum
ERK	Extracellular Signal-regulated Kinase
FGF	Fibroblast Growth Factor
FSH	Follicle-stimulating Hormone
GH	Growth Hormone
GPCR	G protein-coupled receptor
hGC	human Chorionic Gonadotropin
HSL	Hormone-Sensitive Lipase
i.c.v.	Intra-cerebro-ventricular
IL-6	interleukin-6
IP	inositol phosphate
IP3	Inositol Triphosphate
IP3R	inositol-3-phosphate receptor
i.v.	intravenous
KO	knock-out
LH	Luteinizing Hormone
LOX	lipoxygenase
MCH	Melanin-Concentrating Hormone
MAPK	Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase
NCX	Sodium-Calcium Exchanger
NE	norepinephrine
NGF	Nerve Growth Factor
NT-3	Neurotrophin-3
NPY	Neuropeptide Y
Orai1	Calcium Release-Activated Calcium Channel Protein 1
PC	prohormone convertase
PLC	Phospholipase C
PG	prostaglandin
PKC	Protein kinase C
PNS and CNS	Peripheral and Central Nervous Systems
PM	plasma membrane
PMCA	Plasma Membrane Calcium ATPase
POMC	Proopiomelanocortin
PPAR-δ	Peroxisome Proliferative Activated Receptor δ
PRL	prolactin
PTX	pertussis toxin
RyR	ryanodine receptor
RS	restraint stress
s.c.	subcutaneous
SERCA	Sarco-Endoplasmic Reticulum Calcium ATPase
SOC	Store-Operated Calcium
SOCE	Store-Operated Ca2+ Entry
SOD1	Superoxide Dismutase-1
STIM	Stromal Interaction Molecule
TG	triglycerides
TP	thapsigargine
TRPC	Transient Receptor Potential Channels
UCP-1	Uncoupling Protein 1
VGCs	Voltage-gated ion channels
WAT	White Adipose Tissue