T2D	Type 2 diabetes
MSTN	Myostatin
BAT	Brown adipose tissue
WAT	White adipose tissue
FST	Follistatin
AMPK	AMP-activated protein kinase
PGC1α	Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma co-activator
FNDC5	Fibronectin type III domain-containing protein 5
FGF-21	Fibroblast growth factor 21
UCP-1	Uncoupling protein 1
GDF-15	Growth differentiation factor-15
IL-6	Interleukin-6
Pax3	Paired box 3
Pax7	Paired box 7
bHLH	Helix–loop–helix
MRF	Myogenic regulatory factors
MyoD	Myoblast determination protein 1
Myog	Myogenin
Myf5	Myogenic factor 5
MEF2	Myocyte enhancer factor 2
MyHC	Myosin heavy chain
GLUT-4	Glucose transporter 4
IR	Insulin receptor
IGF-1	Insulin-like growth factor-1
IRS-1	Insulin receptor substrate 1
IRS-1	Insulin receptor substrate 1
iPSCs	Induced pluripotent stem cells
LPL	Lipoprotein lipase
FFA	Free fatty acid