| BAMLET | bovine α-lactalbumin made lethal to tumor cells |
| BCM | βb-casomorphin |
| bLf | bovine lactoferrin |
| BSA | bovine serum albumin |
| BTN | butyrophilin |
| CLA | conjugated linoleic acid |
| CLD | cytoplasmatic lipid droplet |
| CN | casein |
| CPP | caseinphosphopeptide |
| DMBA | 7,12 dimethylbenz[a]anthracene |
| DMH-DSS | 1,2-dimethylhydrazine/dextran sulphate sodium |
| FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
| FAS | Foreign Agricultural Service |
| HAMLET | human α-lactalbumin made lethal to tumor cells |
| HBP | hamster buccal pouch |
| hLf | human lactoferrin |
| LAK | lymphokine-activated killer |
| Lf | lactoferrin |
| Lfcin | lactoferricin |
| LfcinB | bovine lactoferricin |
| LfR | Lf receptor |
| MFGM | milk fat globule membrane |
| MLD | microlipid droplet |
| MLN | mesenteric lymph nodes |
| MUC1 | mucin-1 |
| NK | natural killer |
| PAS6/7 | periodic acid Schiff 6/7 |
| NPC | nasopharyngeal carcinoma |
| PDK1 | 3-phosphoinositide-dependent protein kinase 1 |
| PEG | polyethylene glycol |
| PMNL | polymorphonuclear leukocyte |
| PP | Peyer´s patches |
| USDA | United States Department of Agriculture |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| XO | xanthine oxidoreductase |
| α-LA | α-lactalbumin |
| β-LG | β-lactoglobulin |