| ADP | Adenosine diphosphate |
| ATP | Adenosine triphosphate |
| Cyt. c | Cytochrome c |
| CI | Complex I |
| CII | Complex II |
| DEA | Desethylamiodarone |
| DMSO | Dimethyl sulfoxide |
| ET | Electron transport |
| ETS | Electron transport system |
| FCCP | Carbonyl cyanide p-(trifluoromethoxy) phenylhydrazone |
| LEAK | Non-phosphorylating respiration |
| NADH | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide reduced form |
| OXPHOS | Oxidative phosphorylation |
| PBMCs | Peripheral blood mononuclear cells |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| ROX | Residual oxygen consumption |