| AA | alopecia aerata |
| AE | antioxidant efficacy |
| AGA | androgenetic alopecia |
| AGEs | advanced glycation end products |
| AMK | N1-acetyl-5-methoxykynuramine |
| AFMK | N1-acetyl-N2-formyl-5-methoxykynuramine |
| AP-1 | activator protein |
| ARE | Antioxidant Response Element |
| CV | cyclic voltametry |
| Dis | 3-deiodinases |
| DNA | deoxyribonucleic acid |
| DNAm | deoxyribonucleic acid methylation |
| DNDMT | DNA demethyltransferase |
| DNMT | DNA methyltransferase |
| GPx | glutathione peroxidase |
| GSH | glutathione |
| GSSG | oxidized glutathione |
| HAT | histone acetyltransferase |
| HDAC | Histone deacetylase |
| HDMT | histone demethyltransferase |
| HMT | histone methyltransferase |
| H2O2 | hydrogen peroxide |
| hTERT | telomerase reverse transcriptase |
| Keap 1 | Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 |
| MDA | malonaldehyde |
| MED | minimal erythrema dose |
| MFRTA | Mitochondrial Free Radical Theory of Aging |
| MMP | matrix metalloproteinase |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor kappa B |
| Nrf2 | Nuclear factor (erythroid-derived 2)-like 2 |
| O2 | oxygen |
| 8-OHdG | 8-hydroxy-2′-deoxyguanosine |
| 8-oxoGua | 8-oxo-7,8-dihydroguanine |
| OS | oxidative stress |
| OSWV | osteryoung square wave voltammetry |
| PI3-K | phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase |
| PKC | protein kinace C |
| R• | lipidic radical |
| RH | polyunsaturated free fatty acid |
| ROO• | peroxyl radical |
| ROOH | lipid peroxide |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SC | striatum corneum |
| -SH | thiol group |
| SIRT1-7 | silencing information regulator 1-7 |
| SM | sodium selenomethionine |
| Se | selenium |
| SeCyS | selenocysteine |
| SELECT | Selenium and Vitamin E Cancer Prevention Trial |
| SePP1 or SELENOP | selenoprotein P |
| SOD | superoxide dismutase |
| SS | sodium selenite |
| TE | telogen effluvium |
| TRxR1, TRxR2, TRxR3 | Thioredoxin reductases 1, 2, 3 |
| UVA and UVB | ultraviolet A and B |
| Vit C | vitamin C |
| Vit C• | ascorbyl radical |
| Vit E | vitamin E |
| Vit E• | tocopheryl radical |
| WHO | World Health Organization |