| GDH | Glutamate dehydrogenase |
| GS | Glutamine synthetase |
| IGF-1 | Insulin-like growth factor 1 |
| MRF | Myogenic regulatory factors |
| MRF4 | Myogenic regulatory factor 4 |
| MSO | Methionine sulfoximine |
| mTOR | Mammalian rapamycin target pathway |
| Myf5 | Myogenic regulatory factor 5 |
| MyoD | Myogenic determination factor 1 |
| MSTN | Myostatin |
| PAX7 | Paired box |
| Rh | Rhesus |
| TGF | Transforming growth factor |
| UOC | Urea-ornithine cycle |