| AKT | Protein kinase B |
| ALAT | Alanine aminotransferase |
| ASC | Adipose Stem Cell |
| AT | Adipose Tissue |
| BAT | Brown Adipose Tissue |
| BMI | Body Mass Index |
| BSA | Bovine Serum Albumin |
| CAPSL | Calcyphosin-like |
| CIDEA | Cell death inducing DFFA like effector A |
| CK2 | Casein kinase 2 |
| EDTA | Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid |
| ELOVL3 | Elongation of very long chain fatty acid-like 3 |
| ERK1/2 | Extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 |
| EVA1 | Epithelial V-like antigen 1 |
| GGT | Gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase |
| GSK3β | Glycogen synthase kinase-3 beta |
| h-AdM | Human Adipogenic Medium |
| H&E | Hematoxylin and Eosin |
| h-SdM | Human Standard Medium |
| IBMX | 3-Isobutyl-1-methylxanthine |
| IHC | Immunohistochemistry |
| LT | Lipomatous Tissue |
| MFNT2 | Mitofusin 2 |
| MSL | Multiple Symmetric Lipomatosis |
| mTOR | Mammalian target of rapamycin |
| PBS | Phosphate-buffered saline |
| PCR | Polymerase Chain reaction |
| PPARG2 | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma |
| PRAS40 | Proline-rich AKT substrate |
| PTEN | Phosphatase and tensin homolog |
| RhoA | Ras Homolog Family Member A |
| ROCK | Rho-associated protein kinase |
| SAT | Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue |
| SVF | Stromal Vascular Fraction |
| TBS | Tris-buffered saline |
| T2D | Type 2 diabetes mellitus |
| UCP1 | Uncoupling Protein 1 |
| WAT | White Adipose Tissue |