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. 2022 Jun 10;23(12):6488. doi: 10.3390/ijms23126488
ACC Acetyl-CoA carboxylase
ACTB β-Actin
AgRP Agouti-related protein
ATGL Adipose triglyceride lipase
α-MSH α-melanocyte-stimulating hormone
BAT Brown adipose tissue
CART Cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript
CD36 Cluster of differentiation 36
ChREBPα Carbohydrate-responsive element-binding protein α
ChREBPβ Carbohydrate-responsive element-binding protein β
CMV Cytomegalovirus
COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 2019
CPT1a Carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1a
CRH Corticotropin-releasing hormone
DIO Diet-induced obesity
DIO2 Type 2 iodothyronine deiodinase
FAS Fatty acid synthase
FGF21 Fibroblast growth factor 21
FSH Follicle stimulating hormone
GAPDH Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase
GFP Green fluorescent protein
GH Growth hormone
GHRH Growth hormone releasing hormone
GJA5 Gap junction alpha-5 protein
HFD High-fat diet
HSL Hormone-sensitive lipase
i.c.v. Intracerebroventricular
IRES Internal ribosome entry sites
LH Luteinizing hormone
MBH Mediobasal hypothalamus
MCH Melanin-concentrating hormone
NPGL Neurosecretory protein GL
NPY Neuropeptide Y
ODS Octadecylsilane
PFA Paraformaldehyde
PC Positive control
PGC1α Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ coactivator 1α
POMC Proopiomelanocortin
PPARα Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α
PPARγ Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ
PRL Prolactin
qRT-PCR Quantitative reverse transcriptase PCR
RPS18 Ribosomal protein S18
SCD1 Stearoyl-CoA desaturase 1
SGLT2 Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2
SLC2A2 Glucose transporter 2
SLC2A4 Glucose transporter 4
SST Somatostatin
Tg Transgenic
TRH Thyrotropin-releasing hormone
TSH Thyroid stimulating hormone
UCP1 Uncoupling protein 1
WAT White adipose tissue
WT Wild-type