3β-HSD	3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase
15d-PGJ2	15-deoxy-Δ12,14-prostaglandin J2
20α-HSD	20α-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase
AA	arachidonic acid
ACE	angiotensin converting enzyme
ACTH	adrenocorticotropic hormone
BAX	BCL2-associated X protein
BCL2L1	B-cell CLL/lymphoma 2 (BCL2)-like 1
cAMP	cyclic adenosine monophosphate
CL	corpora lutea; COX1
COX1	cyclooxygenase 1
COX2	cyclooxygenase 2
CRH	corticotropin-releasing hormone
DA	dopamine
DAG	diacylglycerol
DR	dopamine receptor
eCG	equine chorionic gonadotropin
eNOS	endothelial NOS
ESR1	estrogen receptor subtype-1
ET1	endothelin 1
GnRH	gonadotropin-releasing hormone
GnRH-I	gonadotropin-releasing hormone type I
GnRHR	gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor
GR	glucocorticoid receptor
hCG	human chorionic gonadotropin
HPA	hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal
HPG	hypothalamic–pituitary–gonadal
IL1B	interleukin 1 Beta
iNOS	inducible NOS
IP3	inositol trisphosphate
JAK	Janus kinase
KiSS	kisspeptin
KiSSR	kisspeptin receptor
MAPK	mitogen-activated protein kinase
MC2R	melanocortin receptor type 2
MCP1	monocyte chemoattractant protein-1
nNOS	neuronal NOS
NGF	nerve growth factor
NGFR	nerve growth factor receptor
NO	nitric oxide
NOS	nitric oxide synthase
NTRK1	neurotrophic receptor tyrosine kinase 1
ObR	leptin (obesity) receptor
P450scc	P450 side-chain cleavage
PG	prostaglandin
PGD2	prostaglandin D2
PGE2-9-K	PGE2-9-ketoreductase
PGE2	prostaglandin E2
PGF2α	prostaglandin F2α
PGH2	prostaglandin H2
PGI2	prostaglandin I2
PKA	protein kinase A
PKC	protein kinase C
PLA2	phospholipase A2
PLC	phospholipase C
PPAR	peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor
RXR	retinoid X receptor
StAR	steroidogenic acute regulatory protein
STAT	signal transducer and activator of transcription
TK	tyrosine kinase
TNFα	tumor necrosis factor α
TP53	tumor protein p53