| ALP | alkaline phosphatase |
| BMD | bone mineral density |
| BMP-2 | bone morphogenetic protein 2 |
| BSPII | bone sialoprotein II |
| CAII | carbonic anhydrase II |
| CTX-1 | carboxy-terminal telopeptide of type 1 collagen |
| fsCH | Pangasius hypophthalmus fish skin collagen hydrolysate |
| GP | glycine–proline |
| GPH | glycine–proline–hydroxyproline |
| NTX-1 | amino-terminal telopeptide of type 1 collagen |
| OPG | osteoprotegerin |
| OVX | ovariectomy |
| PICP | procollagen type 1 carboxy-terminal propeptide |
| PH | proline–hydroxyproline |
| PINP | procollagen type 1 amino-terminal propeptide |
| RANKL | receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-Β ligand |
| TRAP | tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase |
| V-ATPase | vacuolar-type H(+)- ATPase |