| Actn3 | Actinin alpha 3 |
| Akirin1 | Akirin 1 |
| Bdkrb2 | Bradykinin receptor 2 |
| Bdnf | Brain derived neurotrophic factor |
| Brd4 | Bromodomain containing 4 |
| Camk4 | Calcium-/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IV |
| Ccnd3 | Cyclin D3 |
| Cpt1a | Carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1A |
| EDL | Extensor digitorum longus |
| Epas1 | Endothelial PAS domain protein 1 |
| Esrrg | Oestrogen related receptor gamma |
| Foxj3 | Forkhead box J3 |
| Foxo1 | Forkhead box O1 |
| GTEx | Genotype-Tissue Expression |
| GWAS | Genome Wide Association Studies |
| Il15 | Interleukin 15 |
| IMPC | International Mouse Phenotyping Consortium |
| lincRNAs | long intergenic non-coding |
| Mapk12 | Mitogen-activated protein kinase 12 |
| Med1 | Mediator complex subunit 1 |
| Mef2C | Myocyte enhancer factor 2C |
| MeSH | Medical Subjects Heading |
| MetaMEx | Meta-analysis of Skeletal Muscle Response to Exercise |
| MHC | Myosin Heavy Chain |
| Mstn | Myostatin |
| Myh1 | Myosin heavy chain 1; encodes myosin 2X protein |
| Myh2 | Myosin heavy chain 2; encodes myosin 2A protein |
| Myh4 | Myosin heavy chain 4; encodes myosin 2AB protein |
| Myh7 | Myosin heavy chain 7; encodes myosin type 1 protein |
| Myod1 | Myogenic differentiation 1 |
| NCBI | National Center for Biotechnology Information |
| Ncor1 | Nuclear receptor corepressor 1 |
| Nfatc1 | Nuclear factor of activated T cells 1 |
| Nfatc2 | Nuclear factor of activated T cells 2 |
| Nol3 | Nuclear protein 3 |
| PICO | Population/Problem, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome |
| PMID | PubMed identificatory |
| Ppargc1a | Peroxisome proliferative activated receptor, gamma, coactivator 1 alpha |
| Ppargc1b | Peroxisome proliferative activated receptor, gamma, coactivator 1beta |
| Ppara | Peroxisome proliferator activated receptor alpha |
| PRISMA | Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Guideline |
| Sirt1 | Sirtuin 1 |
| Sirt3 | Sirtuin 3 |
| Sox1 | SRY (sex determining region Y)-box 1 |
| Thra | Thyroid hormone receptor alpha |
| Thrb | Thyroid hormone receptor beta |
| TPM | Transcript per million |
| Trib3 | Tribbles pseudokinase 3 |
| Uniprot | Universal Protein Resources |
| Vgll2 | Vestigial like family member 2 |