| UDCA | ursodeoxycholic acid |
| CA | cholic acid |
| CDCA | chenodeoxycholic acid |
| DCA | deoxycholic acid |
| LCA | lithocholic acid |
| qRT-PCR | real-time polymerase chain reaction |
| FXR | farnesoid X receptor |
| VDR | vitamin D receptor |
| IACUC | Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee |
| Cq | cycle quantification value |
| F/B ratio | Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes ratio |
| β-MCA | β-muricholic acid |
| HDCA | hyodeoxycholic acid |
| HHI | hydrophilic-hydrophobic index |
| β-HCA | β-hyocholic acid |
| α-MCA | α-muricholic acid |
| MDCA | murideoxycholic acid |