| EGF | Epidermal Growth Factor |
| EGFR | Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor |
| ERK | Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase |
| GH | Growth Hormone |
| GPCR | G-protein coupled receptor |
| IR | Insulin Receptor |
| IR-A | Insulin Receptor A |
| IR-B | Insulin Receptor B |
| IGF | Insulin-like Growth Factor |
| IGFBP | Insulin-like Growth Factor Binding Proteins |
| IGFBP-rp | IGFBP-related proteins |
| IGF-IR | Insulin-like growth factor-I receptor |
| IGF-IRβ | Insulin-like growth factor-I receptor beta subunit |
| IGF-II | Insulin-like growth factor-II receptor |
| Kd | Equilibrium dissociation constant |
| MAPK/MEK | Mitogen-Activated Protein/Extracellular Kinase |
| MTor | Mammalian Target of rapamycin |
| PI3K | Phosphatidylnositol-3- Kinase |
| Raf | Rapidly Accelerated Fibrosarcoma |
| Ras | Rat Sarcoma |
| RTK | Receptor Tyrosine Kinase |
| TAO | Thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy |
| TCF | T-Cell Factor |
| TSH | Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone |
| TSHR | Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone Receptor |