| ACVR2B | activin receptor type 2B |
| aP2 | adipocyte fatty acid binding protein |
| cisplatin | cis-diamine-dichloroplatinum (II) |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| CPT-1 | carnitine palmitoyl transferase-1 |
| DHPR | voltage-sensitive calcium channel |
| D-met | D-methionine |
| Drp1 | dynamin-related protein 1 |
| ECC | excitation–contraction coupling |
| ER | endoplasmic reticulum |
| FA | fatty acids |
| FAS | fatty acid synthase |
| FoxO3a | forkhead boxO |
| FSH | follicle-stimulating hormone |
| GDF11 | growth differentiation factor-11 |
| GHRP | growth hormone releasing peptides |
| GHS | growth hormone secretagogues |
| GHS-R1a | growth hormone secretagogues receptor 1 a |
| HSL | hormone sensitive lipase |
| IFN-γ | interferon-γ |
| IGF-1 | insulin-like growth factor-1 |
| IL-1 | interleukin-1 |
| IL-6 | interleukin-6 |
| LBM | lean body mass |
| LC3 | lipidated microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3 alpha |
| MAFbx | muscle atrophy F-Box |
| MFN1 | mitofusins 1 |
| MFN2 | mitofusins 2 |
| MnSOD | mitochondrial superoxide dismutase. |
| Mstn | myostatin |
| mTOR | mammalian target of rapamycin |
| mPTP | mitochondrial permeability transition pore |
| MuRF-1 | muscle ring-finger-1 |
| NF-κB | prototypical nuclear factor kappa light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| NRF-1 | nuclear respiratory factor 1 |
| Orai1 | Ca2+ release-activated Ca2+ modulator 1 |
| PGC-1α | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ coactivator-1α |
| PI3K | phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| PLC | phospholipase C |
| PRX III | peroxiredoxin III |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| RYR | ryanodine receptor |
| SCD-1 | stearoyl coenzyme A desaturase-1 |
| SERCA | sarcoplasmic/endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ATPase |
| Smad2/3 | small mother against decapentaplegic |
| SOCE | store-operated calcium entry |
| SOD | superoxide dismutase |
| SR | sarcoplasmic reticulum |
| STAT | transcription factors of the signal transducer and activator of transcription |
| Stim1 | stromal interaction molecule |
| TA | tibialis anterioris |
| Taurine | 2-aminoethanesulfonic acid |
| TFAM | mitochondrial transcription factor A |
| TGF-β | transforming growth factor beta |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor-α |
| UPP | ubiquitin-proteasome pathway |
| WAT | white adipose tissue |