| AASs | Anabolic-androgenic steroids |
| AcCN | Acetonitrile |
| AIBN | 2,2’-Azobis(2-methylpropionitrile) |
| Ab | Antibody |
| AR | Androgen receptor |
| AREs | Androgen response elements |
| AuNP | Gold nanoparticle |
| BiNb | Biotinylation of a nanobody in vivo |
| BSA | Bovine serum albumin |
| CLEIA | Chemiluminescent enzyme immunoassay |
| CR | Cross-reactivity |
| DHEA | Dehydroepiandrosterone |
| DS | Dietary supplement |
| DSMI | trans-4-[4-(Dimethylamino)styryl]-1-methylpyridinium iodide |
| EC50 | Half-maximal effective concentration |
| EDC | 1-Ethyl-3-(3-dimethyl aminopropyl)carbodiimide |
| EGDMA | Ethylene glycol dimethacrylate |
| EIA | Enzyme immunoassay |
| ELISA | Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| GCE | Glassy carbon electrode |
| HEMA | 2-Hydroxyethyl methacrylate |
| HPLC | High-performance liquid chromatography |
| HOSu | N-Hydroxysuccinimide |
| HRP | Horseradish peroxidase enzymes |
| HSD | Hydroxysteroid reductase |
| HSPs | Heat shock proteins |
| IAC | Immunoaffinity chromatography |
| IC50 | Half-maximal inhibitory concentration |
| IgG | Immunoglobulin G |
| KLH | Keyhole limpet hemocyanin |
| LFIA | Lateral flow immunoassay |
| LOD | Limit of detection |
| LOQ | Limit of quantification |
| LWR | Linear working range |
| MAA | Methacrylic acid |
| mAb | Mouse-derived antibody |
| MIF | Molecularly imprinted polymer film |
| MIP | Molecularly imprinted polymer |
| MT | Methyltestosterone |
| MT-CMO-OVA | A conjugate of methyltestosterone-3-carboxymethyloxime with ovalbumin |
| MWCNTs | Multiwalled carbon nanotubes |
| NAD | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide |
| Nb | Nanobody |
| NC | Nitrocellulose |
| OVA | Ovalbumin |
| PSNPs | Polystyrene nanoparticles |
| RSA | Rabbit serum albumin |
| SEAP | Secreted alkaline phosphatase |
| SOI | Silicon-on-insulator wafer |
| SPCEs | Screen-printed carbon electrodes |
| SPEs | Screen-printed electrodes |
| SPR | Surface plasmon resonance |
| ST | Stanozolol |
| THG | Tetrahydrogestrinone |
| TLC | Thin-layer chromatography |
| TPF | Two-photon fluorescence |
| UOC | Under optimal conditions |
| VHH | The antigen-binding fragment of heavy-chain-only antibodies |
| WADA | World Anti-Doping Agency |