| As | arsenic |
| BAL | British Anti-Lewisite |
| CAT | catalase |
| iAsIII | inorganic As(III) |
| MeAs(OH)2, MMAIII | monomethylarsonous acid |
| Me2AsOH, DMAIII | dimethylarsinous acid |
| NADPH | nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate |
| GPX | glutathione peroxidases |
| GR | glutathione reductase |
| GSH | glutathione |
| GSSG | glutathione disulfide |
| GSTs | glutathione S-transferase |
| PARP | poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase |
| PDH | pyruvate dehydrogenase |
| SAM | S-adenosylmethionine |
| Se | Selenium |
| SOD | superoxide dismutase |
| Trx | thioredoxin |
| TrxR | thioredoxin reductase |