| ABR | Auditory brainstem response |
| ARHL | Age-related hearing loss |
| Bak | BCL2-antagonist/killer 1 |
| Bc | Basal cells |
| Cdh23 | Cadeherin 23 |
| COX | Cytochrome c oxidase |
| COX1 | Cytochrome C oxidase I |
| COX4 | Cytochrome C oxidase Ⅳ |
| CLPP | Caseinolytic mitochondrial matrix peptidase proteolytic subunit |
| DNM1L | Dynamin-1-like protein |
| Drp1 | Dynamin-related protein 1 |
| GAPDH | Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| HSPA9 | Heat shock 70-kDa protein |
| HSPD1 | Heat shock 60-kDa protein 1 |
| HTRA2 | HtrA serine peptidase 2 |
| Ic | Intermediate cells |
| IHC | Inner hair cells |
| LPNP1 | Mitochondrial ion peptidase 1 |
| Mc | Marginal cells |
| MLKL | Mixed-lineage kinase domain-like |
| Nec1 | Necrostatin-1 |
| OHCs | Outer hair cells |
| PBS | Phosphate-buffered saline |
| qRT-PCR | Quantitative real time polymerase chain reaction |
| RHIM | RIP homology interaction motif |
| RIP | Receptor-interacting protein |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| SGNs | Spiral ganglion neurons |
| TEM | Transmission Electron Microscopy |
| UPR | Unfolded protein response |
| UPRmt | Mitochondrial unfolded protein response |