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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Mar 9.
Published in final edited form as: Compr Physiol. 2022 Mar 9;12(2):3193–3279. doi: 10.1002/cphy.c200033

Table 2.

List of Abbreviations

Abbreviation Term Abbreviation Term
11β-HSD1 11β-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 2 HDAC4 Histone deacetylase 4
12,13-diHOME 12,13-Dihydroxy-9Z-octadecenoic acid HF Heart failure
1RM One-repetition maximum HFL Harvard Fatigue Laboratory
4E-BP1 Eukaryotic translation initiation factor binding protein 1 HIIT High-intensity interval training
AD Alzheimer’s disease HR Heart rate
ADHD Attention deficity/Hyperactivity disorder HRR Heart rate reserve
AE Aerobic exercise HSL Hormone-sensitive lipase
AICAR 5-Aminoimidazole-4-carboxaminde-1-β-d-ribofuranoside IMAT Intermuscular adipose tissue
Akt Protein kinase B IMTG Intramuscular triglycerides
ANGPTL4 Angiopoietin-like protein-4 KAT Kynurenine aminotransferase
ANP Atrial natriuretic peptide KYNA Kynurenic acid
ApoE4 Apolipoprotein E4 LBD Lewy body dementia
ASD Autism spectrum disorder LC Liquid chromatography
AT Adipose tissue LV Left ventricle
BAIBA β-Aminoisobutyric acid MCI Mild cognitive impairment
BAT Brown adipose tissue MEF-2 Myocyte enhancer factor 2
BBB Blood-brain barrier MetS Metabolic Syndrome
BMD Bone mineral density MFF Mitochondrial fission factor
BMU Basic multicellular unit MFN Mitofusin
BNDF Brain-derived neurotrophic factor MHC Myosin heavy chain
BNP Brain natriuretic peptide miRNA microRNA
C/EBPβ CCAAT enhancer-binding protein β MMP Matrix metalloproteases
CD Cluster of differentiation MoTrPAC Molecular Transducers of Physical Activity Consortium
CHD Coronary heart disease mtDNA Mitochondrial DNA
CITED4 Creb binding protein (CBP)/p300-interacting transactivator with ED-rich carboxyl-terminal domain-4 mTOR Mammalian target of rapamycin; C denotes complex 1 vs. 2
CMRC Copenhagen muscle research center MUNE Motor unit number estimate
CNS Central nervous system MuRF-1 Muscle ring finger 1
CRH Corticotropin-releasing hormone Myf Myogenic factor
CRF Cardiorespiratory fitness NCAM Neural cell adhesion molecule
CRP C-reactive protein NMDA N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor
CTGF Connective tissue growth factor NMJ Neuromuscular junction
CVD Cardiovascular disease NO Nitric oxide
CXTI Cross-linked telopeptide of type I collagen NOS Nitric oxide synthase
DEXA Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry NPR-A Natriuretic peptide guanylyl cyclase receptor A
DRP1 Dynamin-related protein 1 NRF Nuclear respiratory factors
EPC Endothelial progenitor cells NRG Neuregulin
EPS Electrical pulse stimulation OA Osteoarthritis
ERR Estrogen-related receptor p70s6k p70s6 kinase
EV Extracellular vesicle p75NTR Neurotrophin receptor
FFA Free fatty acid PA Physical activity
FIB-SEM Focused ion beam scanning electron microscopy PD Parkinson’s disease
FIS1 Mitochondrial fission 1 protein PGC-1α Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ coactivator 1α
FNDC5 Fibronectin III domain-containing protein 5 PINP Procollagen type I amino-terminal propeptide
GRα Glucocorticoid receptor-α PNS Peripheral nervous system
GSK3β Glycogen synthase kinase-3 β PPAR Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor
H2O2 Hydrogen peroxide pQCT Peripheral quantitative computer tomography
HCAR1 Hydroxycarboxylic acid receptor 1 RA Rheumatoid arthritis
RANKL Receptor activator of nuclear factor-κ ligand TGF-β Transforming growth factor-β
RE Resistance exercise TIF Transcription initiation factor
ROS Reactive oxygen species TNF-α Tumor necrosis factor α
RUNX2 RUNT-related transcription factor 2 TrkB Tropomyosin receptor kinase B
RYR1 Ryanodine receptor 1 UBF Upstream binding factor
SC Satellite cell UCP-1 Uncoupling protein 1
Spred-1 Sprouty-related protein 1 Vo2 Oxygen consumption
T1D/T2D Type 1 diabetes Vo2max Maximal oxygen consumption
T2D Type 2 diabetes Vo2peak Peak oxygen consumption
TEM Transmission electron microscopy WAT White adipose tissue
Tfam Transcription factor A mitochondrial

Please see full list of other APS-approved common abbreviations: https://journals.physiology.org/pb-assets/PDFs/abbreviations-1510761719900.pdf.