| Ama | Antimycin A |
| BMI | Body mass index |
| ce | Intact cells |
| CI | Complex I |
| CII | Complex II |
| CIII | Complex III |
| CoQ10 | Coenzyme Q10 |
| CoQ10-TOTAL | Ubiquinol plus ubiquinone |
| cyt c | Cytochrome c |
| Dig | Digitonin |
| ET | Electron transfer |
| FAO | Fatty acid oxidation |
| FCCP | Carbonyl cyanide p-trifluoro-methoxyphenyl hydrazone |
| G | Glutamate |
| Gp | Glycerophosphate |
| M2 | Malate 2 mM |
| N | Number of patients |
| NADH | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide reduced |
| OctM | Octanoylcarnitine plus malate 0.1 mM |
| OXPHOS | Oxidative phosphorylation |
| P | Pyruvate |
| PDGF | Platelet-derived growth factor |
| PM | Pyruvate plus malate |
| Rot | Rotenone |
| S | Succinate |
| SUIT | Substrate–uncoupler–inhibitor titration |
| TBARS | Thiobarbituric acid reactive substances |
| TGF-β | Transforming growth factor β |
| U | Uncoupler |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |