| ACE | Angiotensin converting enzyme |
| ACE2 | Angiotensin converting enzyme 2 |
| ADMA | Asymmetric dimethylarginine |
| AHR | Aryl hydrocarbon receptor |
| ANOSIM | Analysis of Similarities |
| AT1R | Angiotensin II type 1 receptor |
| AT2R | Angiotensin II type 2 receptor |
| CKD | Chronic kidney disease |
| LDA | Linear discriminant analysis |
| LEfSe | Linear discriminant analysis effect size |
| MAS | Angiotensin (1-7) receptor |
| PLS-DA | Partial Least Squares Discriminant Analysis |
| RAS | Renin–angiotensin system |
| SD | Sprague–Dawley |
| SDMA | Symmetric dimethylarginine |