ACTC1	α-actin-1
ACTC2	α-actinin-2
ANP	atrial natriuretic peptide
BD	breeding diet
BNP	b-type natriuretic peptide
CO	cardiac output
Cas	castrated
Cas+T	castrated with supplemented testosterone
DES	desmin
DVR	digital video recorders
DCM	dilated cardiomyopathy
DCM+S	dilated cardiomyopathy with access to sexual activity
DCM-S	dilated cardiomyopathy without access to sexual activity
DMD	dystrophin
EF	ejection fraction
ELISA	enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
FDR	false discovery rate
FC	fold-change
FS	fractional shortening
HF	heart failure
LAAT	left atrial appendage thrombus
LA	left atrium
LV	left ventricle
LW/BW	lung weight-to-body weight ratio
MRI	magnetic resonance imaging
Myocd	myocardin
Myh6	myosin heavy chain 6
Myh7	myosin heavy chain 7
NP	natriuretic peptide
ND	normal diet
PE	pleural effusion
qRT-PCR	quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction
RA	right atrium
RV	right ventricle
T	testosterone
TPM1	tropomyosin-1