| AFU | Angio-follicular units |
| AMPK | AMP-activated protein kinase |
| BSA | bovine serum albumin |
| CLEAR | Coordinated Lysosomal Expression and Regulation |
| CMF-PBS | calcium- and magnesium-free PBS |
| DDA | data dependent acquisition |
| DUOX | dual oxidase |
| DUOXA | dual oxidase activation maturation factor |
| ER | Endoplasmic reticulum |
| HCD | higher energy collisional dissociation |
| HPT | hypothalamus pituitary thyroid |
| LC3 | microtubule-associated protein 1A/1B-light chain 3 |
| LFQ | label-free quantification |
| mTORC1 | mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 |
| NIS | sodium-iodide symporter |
| PBS-T | PBS containing 0.3% Tween-20 |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SDS | sodium dodecyl sulfate |
| SK | Sandell-Kolthoff |
| T3 | 3′,3,5 triiodothyronine |
| T4 | 3,3′,5,5′ tetraiodo-L-thyronine |
| TFEB | transcription factor EB |
| Tg | thyroglobulin |
| TH | thyroid hormones |
| TPO | thyroid peroxidase |
| TRH | thyrotropin-releasing hormone |
| TSH | thyroid stimulating hormone |
| ULK1 | Unc-51 related kinase |
| WT | wild-type |