| BAT | Brown adipose tissue |
| bMAT | Bone marrow adipose tissue |
| DXA | Dual energy x-ray absorptiometry |
| GFP | Green fluorescent protein |
| µCT | Microcomputed tomography |
| rAAV | Recombinant adeno-associated virus |
| Ucp-1 | Uncoupling protein 1 |
| W-M | Weight-matched |
| WAT | White adipose tissue |