| AA | arachidonic acid |
| Cer | ceramide |
| DAG | diacylglycerol |
| DHA | docosahexaenoic acid |
| FFA | free fatty acid |
| HexCer | hexosylceramide |
| LPC | lysophosphatidylcholine |
| LPE | lysophosphatidylethanolamine |
| MAG | monoacylglycerol |
| MAOA | monoamine oxidase A |
| PC | phosphatidylcholine |
| PC-O | plasmanylphosphatidylcholine |
| PC-P | plasmenylphosphatidylcholine |
| PE | phosphatidylethanolamine |
| PE-O | plasmanylphosphatidylethanolamine |
| PE-P | plasmenylphosphatidylethanolamine |
| PI | phosphatidylinositol |
| PUFA | polyunsaturated fatty acid |
| SHexCer | sulfatide |
| SM | sphingomyelin |
| TAG | triacylglycerol |
| ;O1 | total number of hydroxyl groups = 1 (sphingolipids) |
| ;O2 | total number of hydroxyl groups = 2 (sphingolipids) |
| ;O3 | total number of hydroxyl groups = 3 (sphingolipids) |