| ACACA | acetyl-CoA carboxylase |
| ACAT | acyl-CoA cholesterol acyltransferase |
| ACTB | β-actin |
| BSA | bovine serum albumin |
| CE | carotenoid extract |
| CPT | carnitine palmitoyltransferase |
| CTRL | control |
| DGAT | diacylglycerol O-acyltransferase |
| DHA | docosahexaenoic acid |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle’s Medium |
| EPA | eicosapentanenoic acid |
| LDH | lactate dehydrogenase |
| MTT | 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide |
| n-3 LC-PUFA | n-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids |
| LXR/NR1H3 | liver X receptor |
| NAFLD | non-alcoholic fatty liver disease |
| PAL | palmitate |
| RT-qPCR | reverse-transcriptase quantitative polymerase chain reaction |
| SCD | stearyl-CoA desaturase |
| SOAT | sterol O-acyltransferase |
| SREBF1 | sterol regulatory element-binding transcription factor 1 |
| TLE | total lipophilic extract |