| ANOVA | one-way analysis of variance |
| ALT | alanine amino transferase |
| ASP | aspartate amino transferase |
| ATP | adenoside triphosphate |
| BHA | butylated hydroxyanisole |
| BHT | butylated hydroxy toluene |
| CCl4 | carbon tetrachloride |
| COX | cyclooxygenase |
| DMSO | dimethyl sulfoxide |
| DNA | deoxyribonucleic acid |
| G-6-Pase | glucose-6-phosphate |
| LOX | lipo-oxygenase |
| LPO | lipid peroxide |
| MIC | minimum inhibitory concentration |
| STI | sexually transmitted infection |
| TGF-β1 | transforming growth factor-β1 |
| UTI | urinary tract infection |