AMPK	Adenosine 5′-monophosphate-activated (AMP)-activated protein kinase
ATG9	Autophagy related gene 9
BMP	Bone Morphogenic Protein
CaMKKß	Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase kinase ß
cAMP	cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate
CHF	Congestive Heart Failure
CKD	Chronic Kidney Disease
Cn	Calcineurin
CSL	CBF1, Suppressor of Hairless, Lag-1
DMD	Duchenne Muscle Dystrophy
Dsh	Dishevelled
EDL	Extensor digitorum longus
ERK	Extracellular signal-regulated kinases
Fd	Frizzled
FOXO	Forkhead box protein O
GC	Glucocorticoids
GR	Glucocorticoids Receptor
GDF	Growth Differentiation Factor
GPCR	G-protein coupled receptors
HBM	ß-hydroxy-ß-methylbutyrate
HDAC4	Histone deacetylase 4
HECT	Homologous to E6-Associated Protein C Terminus
IGF1	Insulin-like growth factor 1
IKK	IκB Kinase
KD	Knock Down
KO	Knock-Out
LKB1	Liver kinase B1
MAFbx/Atrogin-1	Muscle atrophy F-box
MAPK	Mitogen Activated Protein Kinase
Mdx	The mdx mouse has a point mutation in its DMD gene (coding for Dystrophin)
MSTN	Myostatin
mTORC	Mechanistic (or mammalian) target of rapamycin complex
MuRF1	Muscle Ring-Finger 1 Protein
MyoD	Myogenic regulatory factor
NAC	N-acetyl cysteine
NFAT	Nuclear factor of activated T-cells
NICD	Notch Intracellular Domain
NOX	NADPH oxidase
PTEN	Phosphatase and tensin homologue
PDK1	3-phosphoinositide-dependent protein kinase 1
PGC-1a	Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1-alpha
PI3K	Phosphoinositide 3-kinase
PKA	cAMP-dependent protein kinase
PQQ	pyrroloquinoline quinone
RBR	RING-in-Between-RING
RING	Really Interesting New Gene-finger
RNS	Reactive Nitrogen Species
ROS	Reactive Oxygen Species
SDEN	Surgical sympathetic denervation
SMAD	Small Mothers Against Decapentaplegic
TA	Tibialis Anterior
TAK-1	transforming growth factor ß-activated kinase 1
TAZ/WWTR1	WW domain containing protein 1
TFs	Transcription factors
TGF	Transforming Growth Factor
TRADD	TNF receptor associated via death domain
TRAF6	TNF receptor-associated factor 6
TSC	Tuberous Sclerosis Complex
ULK1	uncoordinated 51-like kinase 1
UPS	Ubiquitin-Proteasome System
Wnt	Wingless-type mouse mammary tumor virus integration site
YAP	Yes-Associated Protein