| CHO | Cholesterol |
| DMDS | Dimethyl disulphide |
| DTT | Dithiothreitol |
| GADPH | Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| ELOVL | Elongation enzyme |
| EV | Extracellular vesicle |
| FADS | Fatty acid desaturase |
| FAME | Fatty acid methyl esters |
| FBS | Fetal bovine serum |
| GC | Gas chromatography |
| HPLC | High-performance liquid chromatography |
| MUFA | Monounsaturated fatty acids |
| PBS | Phosphate buffered saline |
| PC | Phosphatidyl choline |
| PE | Phosphatidyl ethanolamine |
| PS | Phosphatidyl serine |
| PL | Phospholipid |
| PUFA | Polyunsaturated fatty acids |
| qRT-PCR | quantitative real Time polymerase chain reaction |
| SFA | Saturated fatty acids |
| SF | Sphingomyelin |
| SCD | Stearoyl CoA desaturase |
| TLC | Thin layer chromatography |