| α-ZOL | α-zearalenol |
| β-ZOL | β-zearalenol |
| AFB1 | Aflatoxin B1 |
| AFB2 | Aflatoxin B2 |
| AFG1 | Aflatoxin G1 |
| AFG2 | Aflatoxin G2 |
| AFM1 | Aflatoxin M1 |
| AFP1 | Aflatoxin P1 |
| AFQ1 | Aflatoxin Q1 |
| AST | Aspartate transaminase |
| ATA | Alimentary toxic aleukia |
| BBB | Blood-brain barrier |
| CYP450 | Cytochrome P450 |
| DON | Deoxynivalenol |
| EC | European Commission |
| ER | Endoplasmic reticulum |
| EU | European Union |
| FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
| FHB | Fusarium head blight |
| GLAST | Glutamate aspartate transporter |
| GLT1 | Glutamate transporter 1 |
| GSH | Glutathione |
| HBV | Hepatitis B virus |
| HCC | Hepatocellular carcinoma |
| IARC | International Agency for Research on Cancer |
| JECFA | Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives |
| JNK | C-jun amino-terminal-kinase |
| KBD | Kashin–Beck disease |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinases |
| MDA | Malondialdehyde |
| MFO | Microsomal-mixed function oxidase |
| MMP-9 | Matrix metallopeptidase 9 |
| OTA | Ochratoxin A |
| OTB | Ochratoxin B |
| OTC | Ochratoxin C |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| TDI | Tolerable daily intake |
| TJP | Tight junction proteins |
| UDPGT | Uridine diphosphate glucuronyl transferases |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| ZEA | Zearalenone |