| 6PGD | 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase |
| ACC | acetyl-CoA carboxylase |
| ANOVA | one-way analysis of variance |
| CF | condition factor |
| DGAT | diacylglycerol acyltransferase |
| FAS | fatty acid synthase |
| FATP4 | fatty acid transport protein 4 |
| FCR | feed conversion rate |
| FFA | free fatty acid |
| FI | feed intake |
| G6PD | glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| ICDH | isocitrate dehydrogenase |
| I-FABP | intestine fatty acid binding protein |
| ISI | intestinal somatic index |
| ME | malic enzyme |
| MS-222 | tricaine methanesulfonate |
| MT | metallothionein |
| MTF-1 | metal response element-binding transcription factor-1 |
| NaN3 | sodium azide |
| PPAR | peroxisome proliferator activated receptor |
| SEM | standard error of mean |
| SGR | specific growth rate |
| SREBP | sterol regulatory element-binding protein |
| TG | triglyceride |
| TPEN | N,N,N′,N′-tetrakis (2-pyridylmethyl) ethylenediamine |
| VSI | viscerosomatic index |
| WG | weight gain |
| ZIP | ZRT, IRT-like protein |
| ZnT | zinc transporter |
| Zn | zinc |
| ZnSO4 | zinc sulfate |
| Nano-Zn | zinc nanoparticles |