| Atg5 | Autophagy-related protein 5 |
| BAT | Brown adipose tissue |
| cAMP | Cyclic adenosine monophosphate |
| DAG | Diacylglycerol |
| Dgat1 | Diacylglycerol O-acyltransferase 1 |
| Dio2 | 5-Deiodinase type 2 |
| FADH2 | Flavin adenine dinucleotide |
| 18F-FDG | 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose |
| FFA | Free fatty acids |
| Gpat4 | Gycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase 4 |
| Glut | Glucose transporter |
| KO | Knockout |
| mTOR | Mammalian target of rapamycin |
| NADH | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH) |
| OXPHOS | Oxidative phosphorylation |
| PET | Positron emission tomography |
| PKA | Protein kinase A |
| TH | Thyroid hormone |
| TR | Thyroid hormone receptor |
| TG | Triacylglycerol |
| Ucp1 | Uncoupling protein 1 |
| SNS | Sympathetic nervous system |
| WAT | White adipose tissue |