| ABDH5 | α/β-hydrolase domain containing 5 |
| AKT | protein kinase B |
| AMPK | 5′-adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase |
| ATGL | adipose triglyceride lipase |
| DAG | diacylglycerol |
| DGAT | diacylglycerol acyltransferase |
| DIO | deiodinase |
| ERK1/2 | extracellular signal-regulated kinases 1/2 |
| FA | fatty acids |
| FFA | free fatty acids |
| fT3 | free triiodothyronine |
| G0S2 | G0/G1 switch protein 2 |
| GPAT | glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase |
| GSK3 | glycogen synthase kinase 3 |
| HSL | hormone-sensitive lipase |
| IGFBP-2 | insulin-like growth factor-binding protein-2 |
| inhDIO | deiodinases inhibitor (iopanoic acid) |
| inhSCD1 | stetaroyl-CoA desaturase 1 inhibitor (A939573) |
| LIF | leukemia inhibitory factor |
| LIX | C-X-C motif chemokine 5 |
| MCT8 | monocarboxylate transporter 8 |
| MMP-2 | matrix metalloproteinase 2 |
| mTOR | mammalian target of rapamycin |
| PGC1α | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1α |
| PPARα | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α |
| S6K | S6 kinase |
| SCD1 | stearoyl-CoA desaturase 1 |
| SREBP1 | sterol regulatory element-binding protein 1 |
| T3 | triiodothyronine |
| T4 | thyroxine |
| TG | triglyceride |
| TH | thyroid hormones |
| TNFα | tumor necrosis factor α |
| TR | thyroid receptor |
| TSH | thyroid stimulate hormone |
| VCAM-1 | vascular cell adhesion protein 1 |
| WT | wildtype mice |