AD	Alzheimer’s Disease
AE	Acrodermatitis enteropathica
ALS	Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
ASD	Autism Spectrum Disorders
BDNF	Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor
BIGM103	Bacillus calmette-guerin-Induced Gene in Monocyte clone 103
Cd	Cadmium
CHO	Chinese Hamster Ovary cells
CNS	Central Nervous System
Cu	Copper
DRIs	Dietary Reference Intakes
DV	Daily Value
EMT	Epithelial–Mesenchymal Transition
ER	Endoplasmic Reticulum
ESCs	Embryonic Stem Cells
FAK	Focal Adhesion Kinase
FDC	Food Data Central
Fe	Iron
FNB	Food and Nutrition Board
FXTAS	Fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome
GO	Gene Ontology
HD	Huntington’s disease
HEK-293	Human Embryonic Kidney 293 cells
HUEL	Human Embryonic Lung Protein
IDE	Insulin-Degrading Enzyme
KO	Knockout
MAPK	Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase
Mg	Magnesium
miRNA	micro-Ribonucleic Acid
MMP	Matrix Metallopeptidase
Mn	Manganese
MRI	Magnetic Resonance Imaging
MT	Metallothionein
MTR	Methionine Synthase
NCL	Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosistube
NGF	Nerve Growth Factor
NMDA	N-methyl-D-aspartate
NTDs	Neural Tube Defects
PBMCs	Peripheral Blood Mono-nuclear Cells
PD	Parkinson’s disease
PSD-95	PostSynaptic Density protein 95
SCD-EDS	Spondylocheirodysplastic form of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
SLC	Solute Carrier
SNP	Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms
SOD	Superoxide Dismutase
SOX9	Sex determining region Y transcription factor 9
T1D	Type 1 Diabetes
T2D	Type 1 Diabetes
TGF-β1	Transforming Growth Factor-Beta 1
TIZD	Transient Infantile Zn Deficiency
TNZD	Transient Neonatal Zinc Deficiency
TPEN	N,N,N′,N′-tetrakis(2-pyridinylmethyl)-1,2-ethanediamine
TRP	Transient Receptor Potential
USDA	U.S. Department of Agriculture
ZIP	Zinc/Iron-regulated transporter-like Proteins
Zn	Zinc
ZnT	Zinc transporter protein