| AR | Androgen receptors |
| BPA | Bisphenol A |
| C/EBPs | CCAAT/enhancer-binding proteins |
| cER | Cytosolic estrogen receptors |
| CREB3L4 | CAMP responsive element binding protein 3 like 4 |
| Cpt1a | Carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1a |
| E2 | 17 beta estradiol |
| EGFR | Estrogen growth factor receptor |
| ER | Estrogen receptors |
| ERE | Estrogen response elements |
| ERK | Extracellular receptor kinase |
| ERRγ | Estrogen-related receptor gamma |
| EZH2 | Enhancer of Zeste homolog 2 |
| Gck | Glucokinase |
| GPR30 | G protein-coupled receptor 30 G protein-coupled receptor 30 |
| GR | Glucocorticoid receptor |
| H3 | Histone 3 |
| HAND2 | Heart- and neural crest derivatives-expressed protein 2 |
| HFD | High fat diet |
| IL | Interleukin |
| HOX | Homeobox proteins |
| IGF | Insulin-like growth factor |
| IGFR | Insulin-like growth factor receptor |
| Keap1 | Kelch-like ECH-associated protein |
| LAMP3 | Lysosomal associated membrane protein 3 |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| mER | Membrane estrogen receptors |
| MEST | Mesoderm-specific transcript |
| NAFLD | Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease |
| nER | Nuclear estrogen receptors |
| NO | Nitric oxide |
| Nrf2 | Nuclear factor erythroid-2-related factor 2 |
| PPAR | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor |
| PAQR | Progestin and AdipoQ receptor family member 4 |
| PCOS | Polycystic ovary syndrome |
| PDE4D4 | Phosphodiesterase type 4 variant4 |
| PDX1 | Pancreatic and duodenal homeobox 1 |
| PI3K | Phosphoinositide 3-kinases |
| Pitx3 | Pituitary homeobox 3 |
| PKB | Protein kinase B |
| POPs | Persistent organic pollutants |
| PR | Progesterone receptor |
| Sox2 | SRY-box transcription factor 2 |
| Srebf | Sterol regulatory element-binding transcription factor 1 |
| STAT | Signal transducer and activator of transcription |
| T2D | Type 2 diabetes |
| T3 | Triiodothyronine |
| TF | Transcription factor |
| TH | Thyroid hormone |
| TR | Thyroid receptor |
| TSH | Thyroid stimulating hormone |