ANOVA	Analysis of variance
AUC	Area under curve
BCA	bicinchoninic acid assay
BIOPS	Biopsy preservation solution
BSA	Bovine serum albumin
CaK2EGTA	Calcium potassium ethylene glycol-bis(2-aminoethylether)-N N N′N′-tetra-acetic acid
CCO	cytochrome C oxidase
CSE	Cystathionine γ-lyase
DMEM	Dulbecco’s modified Eagle medium
GPx-1	Glutathione peroxidase-1
FACS	Fluorescence-activated cell sorting
HS−	Hydrosulfide ion
HSe−	Hydroselenide ion
H2	Hydrogen gas
H2DCFDA	2′,7′-dichlorofluorescein diacetate
H2O	Water
H2O2	Hydrogen peroxide
H2S	Hydrogen sulfide gas
H2Se	Hydrogen selenide gas
HEPES	N-(2-hydroxyethyl)piperazine-N′-(2-ethanesulfonic acid)
IC50	Concentration causing 50% inhibition
iROS	Intracellular reactive oxygen species
K2EGTA	Potassium ethylene glycol-bis(2-aminoethylether)-N N N′N′-tetra-acetic acid
K-cyanide	Potassium cyanide
KH2PO4	Potassium dihydrogen phosphate
K-lacto-bionate	Potassium lacto-bionate
LD50	Concentration (dose) causing 50% lethality
MES monohydrate	4-Morpholineethanesulfonic acid monohydrate
MgCl2·6H2O	Magnesium chloride hexahydrate
MMP	mitochondrial membrane potential
mROS	Mitochondrial reactive oxygen species
Na2ATP	Adenosine 5′-triphosphate disodium salt
Na2 phosphocreatine	Phosphocreatine disodium salt
NaBH4	Sodium borohydride
NaHS	Sodium hydrosulfide
NaHSe	Sodium hydroselenide
Na2B4O7	Sodium tetraborate
Na2S	Sodium sulfide
Na2S2O4	Sodium dithionite
Na2Se	Sodium selenide
Na2SeO3	Sodium selenite
PAG	dl-propargylglycine
PCO2	Partial pressure of carbon dioxide
PVC	Polyvinyl chloride
PVDF	Polyvinylidene difluoride
RIPA	Radioimmunoprecipitation assay (buffer)
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
RPM	Revolutions per minute
SCLY	Selenocysteine lyase
Se	Selenium
SEM	Standard error of the mean
TMRM	Tetra-methyl-rhodamine methyl ester
TTC	Tetrazolium chloride
TxR-1	Thioredoxin reductase-1
RPM	Revolutions per minute
SCLY	Selenocysteine lyase
Se	Selenium
SEM	Standard error of the mean
TMRM	Tetra-methyl-rhodamine methyl ester
TTC	Tetrazolium chloride
TxR-1	Thioredoxin reductase-1