| Abbreviation | Word or phrase in full |
| AAs | amino acids |
| ACC | acetyl-CoA carboxylase |
| ACL | ATP-citrate lyase |
| ACSL1 | acyl-CoA synthetase long chain family member 1 |
| ACSS2 | acyl-CoA synthetase short-chain family member 2 |
| AGPAT | acyl glycerol phosphate acyl transferase; lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase |
| ALA | α-linolenic acid |
| ARE | antioxidant response element |
| Arg | arginine |
| BAX | Bcl-2 associated X-protein |
| BCL2 | B-cell lymphoma-2 |
| BHBA | β-hydroxybutyrate |
| BTN1A1 | butyrophilin subfamily 1 member A1 |
| CAT | catalase |
| CD36 | CD36 molecule; fatty acid transferase |
| CLA | conjugated linoleic acid |
| CLD | cytoplasmic lipid droplet |
| CM | chylomicrons |
| CoA | coenzyme A |
| CUL3 | cullin-3 |
| DAG | diacylglycerol |
| DGAT | diacylglycerol acyltransferase |
| DHA | docosahexaenoic acid |
| DNA | deoxyribonucleic acid |
| DPA | docosapentaenoic acid |
| ECM | extra-cellular matrix proteins |
| ELOVL | fatty acid elongase |
| EPA | eicosapentaenoic acid |
| ER | endoplasmic reticulum |
| FABP | fatty acid binding protein |
| FADS | fatty acid desaturase |
| FAs | fatty acids |
| FAS | fatty acid synthase |
| FATP | fatty acid transport protein |
| FECH | ferrochelatase |
| FFARs | free fatty acid receptors |
| FFAs | free fatty acids |
| FTH1 | ferritin heavy chain 1 |
| G6PDH | glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| GCLC | glutamate-cysteine ligase catalytic subunit |
| GCLM | glutamate-cysteine ligase modifier subunit |
| Glut1 | glucose transporter1 |
| glycerol-3-P | glycerol-3-phosphate |
| GPAM | glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase, mitochondrial |
| GPAT | glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase |
| GPX | glutathione peroxidase |
| GSH | glutathione |
| GSR | glutathione-disulfide reductase |
| GSTM1 | glutathione s-transferase mu 1 |
| HMOX1 | heme oxygenase 1 |
| HMSeBA | hydroxy-selenomethionine |
| IL | interleukin |
| INSIG | insulin-induced gene |
| KEAP1 | Kelch-like epichlorohydrin-associated protein 1 |
| LCFAs | long-chain fatty acids |
| LPA | lysophosphatidic acid |
| LPIN | lipin |
| LPL | lipoprotein lipase |
| MAPK14 | mitogen-activated protein kinase 14 |
| MCFAs | medium chain fatty acids |
| MDA | malondialdehyde |
| ME1 | malic enzyme 1 |
| MECs | mammary epithelial cells |
| Met | methionine |
| MFD | milk fat depression |
| MFG | milk fat globule |
| mRNA | messenger ribonucleic acid |
| mTOR | mechanistic target of rapamycin |
| NADPH | nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate |
| NEFA | non-esterified FA |
| NFE2L2 | nuclear factor erythroid 2-like 2 |
| NFKB | nuclear factor-kappa B |
| NQO1 | NAD(P)H dehydrogenase [quinone] 1 |
| O2 | oxygen |
| PA | phosphatidate |
| PIR | pirin |
| PLIN2 | perilipin 2 |
| PPARs | proliferator-activated receptors |
| PPARγ | proliferator-activated receptor γ |
| PPARγC1A | PPARγ coactivator 1 alpha |
| PUFAs | polyunsaturated fatty acids |
| RNS | reactive nitrogen species |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SCD | stearoyl-CoA desaturase |
| SCFAs | short chain fatty acids |
| Se | selenium |
| SeMet | selenomethionine |
| SFAs | saturated fatty acids |
| SLC27A6 | solute carrier family 27-member 6 |
| SOD | superoxide dismutase |
| SREBF1 | sterol regulatory element binding transcription factor 1 |
| SS | sodium selenite |
| TAGs | triglycerides |
| TALDO1 | transaldolase 1 |
| TFs | transcription factors |
| TNFA | tumor necrosis factor alpha |
| TXN | thioredoxin |
| UFAs | unsaturated fatty acids |
| VLDL | very-low-density lipoprotein |
| XDH | xanthine dehydrogenase |