C	Control pigs
CD14	Cluster of differentiation 14
cDNA	Complementary DNA
CNS	Central nervous system
CRHR1	Corticotropin-releasing hormone receptor 1
CRHR2	Corticotropin-releasing hormone receptor 2
CV	Coefficients of variance
DA	Deprivation alone
DG	Deprivation in a group of littermates
DNA	Deoxyribonucleic acid
EDTA	Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
GR	Glucocorticoid receptor (gene-name NR3C1)
HPA	Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis
IL-1β	Interleukin-1 beta
IL-6	Interleukin-6
IL-10	Interleukin-10
LPS	Lipopolysaccharide
LS mean	Least squares mean
MR	Mineralocorticoid receptor
mRNA	Messenger RNA
NF-кB	Nuclear factor kappa B
NR3C1	Nuclear receptor subfamily 3 group C member 1 (alias GR)
NR3C2	Nuclear receptor subfamily 3 group C member 2 (alias MR)
PCR	Polymerase chain reaction
qPCR	Quantitative polymerase chain reaction
RNA	Ribonucleic acid
SE	Standard error
TLR4	Toll-like receptor 4
TNF-α	Tumour necrosis factor-alpha