Ac-	Acetyl
AC	Adenylate cyclase
ACTH	Adrenocorticotrophic hormone
AP-1	Adaptor protein-1
ASP	Agouti signaling protein
AT1	Angiotensin II receptor type 1
Bz-	Benzoyl
cAMP	Cyclic adenosine monophosphate
CRE	cAMP response element
CREB	cAMP-responsive element-binding protein
DAG	Diacylglycerol
DCT	Dopachrome tautomerase
DHI	5,6-Dihydroxyindole
DHICA	5,6-Dihydroxyindole-2-carboxylic acid
DOPA	Dihydroxyphenylalanine
EDTA	Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
ERK	Extracellular signal-regulated kinase
GSK	Glycogen synthase kinase
MAPK	Mitogen-activated protein kinases
MC1R	Melanocortin 1 receptor
MCH	Melanin-concentrating hormone
MITF	Microphthalmia-associated transcription factor
MSH	Melanocyte-stimulating hormone
Nle	Norleucine
NO	Nitric oxide
NRF2	Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2
PKA	Protein kinase A
PKC	Protein kinase C
PLC	Phospholipase C
PMEL	Premelanosome protein
POMC	Proopiomelanocortin
PS-SCL	Positional scanning substrate combinatorial library
SCF	Stem cell factor
TYR	Tyrosinase
TYRP1	Tyrosinase-related protein 1
UV	Ultraviolet
VIP	Vasoactive intestinal peptide