| ACC | Acetyl-CoA carboxylase |
| ACTB | β-actin |
| AgRP | Agouti-related peptide |
| Arc | Arcuate nucleus |
| ATGL | Adipose triglyceride lipase |
| BAT | Brown adipose tissue |
| CD36 | Cluster of differentiation 36 |
| ChREBPα, β | Carbohydrate-responsive element-binding protein α, β |
| CIDEA | Cell death-inducing DNA fragmentation factor-like effector A |
| COX4 | Cytochrome c oxidase subunit 4 |
| CPT1a | Carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1a |
| DIO2 | Type II iodothyronine deiodinase |
| DMH | Dorsomedial hypothalamus |
| FAS | Fatty acid synthase |
| FSH | Follicle-stimulating hormone |
| G6Pase | Glucose-6-phosphatase |
| GAPDH | Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| GH | Growth hormone |
| GnIH | Gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone |
| GnRH | Gonadotropin-releasing hormone |
| GPAT1 | Glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase 1 |
| GPR147 | G protein-coupled receptor 147 |
| HPG | Hypothalamic–pituitary–gonadal |
| HSL | Hormone-sensitive lipase |
| i.c.v. | Intracerebroventricular |
| iWAT | Inguinal white adipose tissue |
| LH | Luteinizing hormone |
| NPY | Neuropeptide Y |
| PEPCK | Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase |
| PGC1α | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ coactivator 1α |
| POMC | Proopiomelanocortin |
| PPARα, γ | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α, γ |
| PRL | Prolactin |
| PVN | Paraventricular nucleus |
| RFRP | RFamide-related peptide |
| RPS18 | Ribosomal protein S18 |
| RQ | Respiratory quotient |
| SCD1 | Stearoyl-CoA desaturase 1 |
| SLC2A | Solute carrier family 2 member |
| T4 | Thyroxine |
| TNFα | Tumor necrosis factor α |
| TRH | Thyrotropin-releasing hormone |
| TSH | Thyroid-stimulating hormone |
| UCP1 | Uncoupling protein 1 |
| VCO2 | CO2 production |
| VO2 | O2 consumption |
| WAT | White adipose tissue |