XIII. Abbreviations
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 (A)CC,  | 
 (anterior) cingulate cortex;  | 
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 11HSD1  | 
 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1  | 
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 5-HT  | 
 5-hydroxytryptamine, serotonin  | 
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 AA  | 
 amino acid  | 
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 AACE  | 
 American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists  | 
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 ACC1, ACC2  | 
 acetyl CoA carboxylase  | 
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 ACE  | 
 angiotensin-converting enzyme  | 
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 Ach  | 
 acetylcholine  | 
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 ACTH  | 
 adrenocorticotropic hormone  | 
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 ACS  | 
 acute coronary syndrome  | 
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 AD  | 
 Alzheimer disease  | 
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 ADH  | 
 antidiuretic hormone (or arginine vasopressin, AVP)  | 
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 ADP  | 
 adenosine diphosphate  | 
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 AGC  | 
 adrenal gland cortex  | 
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 AGE  | 
 advanced glycation product  | 
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 AGM  | 
 adrenal gland medulla  | 
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 AGRP  | 
 Agouti-related peptide  | 
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 AHA  | 
 American Heart Association  | 
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 A-I  | 
 angiotensin I  | 
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 A-II  | 
 angiotensin II  | 
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 ALT  | 
 alanine aminotransferase  | 
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 AMPk  | 
 adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase  | 
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 AN  | 
 anorexia nervosa  | 
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 ANGPTL4  | 
 angiopoietin-like protein 4  | 
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 Apo  | 
 apolipoprotein  | 
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 APP  | 
 amyloid precursor protein  | 
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 ARC  | 
 nucleus arcuatus  | 
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 ARB  | 
 angiotensin-II-receptor blocking agent  | 
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 Arg  | 
 arginine  | 
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 ASP  | 
 acylation-stimulating protein  | 
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 AST  | 
 aspartate aminotransferase (or serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase GOT or SGOT)  | 
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 ATP  | 
 adenosine triphosphate  | 
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 AVP  | 
 arginine vasopressin (or antidiuretic hormone, ADH)  | 
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 Aβ  | 
 amyloid-β peptide  | 
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 BH4  | 
 tetrahydrobiopterin  | 
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 BMI  | 
 body mass index  | 
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 BN  | 
 bulimia nervosa  | 
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 BP  | 
 blood pressure  | 
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 CAD  | 
 coronary artery disease (or coronary heart disease, CHD)  | 
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 C/EBP-α  | 
 cytosine-cytosine-adenine-thymine enhancer binding protein-α  | 
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 cAMP  | 
 cyclic adenosine monophosphate  | 
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 CART  | 
 cocaine- and amphetamine- regulated transcript  | 
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 CB  | 
 endocannaboid  | 
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 CB-1  | 
 endocannaboid-1 receptor  | 
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 CBS  | 
 cystathionine-β-synthase  | 
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 CCK  | 
 cholecystokinin (earlier called pancreozymin )  | 
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 cGMP  | 
 cyclic guanosine monophosphate  | 
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 CHD  | 
 cardiovascular heart disease (or coronary artery disease, CAD)  | 
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 CHO  | 
 carbohydrate  | 
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 Chy  | 
 chylomicron  | 
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 CIGMA  | 
 continuous intravenous glucose model assessment  | 
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 CLA  | 
 conjugated linoleic acid  | 
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 CNTF  | 
 ciliary neurotrophic factor  | 
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 CO  | 
 carbon monoxide  | 
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 COX  | 
 cyclooxygenase  | 
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 CRF  | 
 corticotropin-releasing factor  | 
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 CRH  | 
 corticotropin-releasing hormone  | 
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 CRP  | 
 C-reactive protein  | 
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 CT  | 
 computed tomography  | 
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 CVD  | 
 cardiovascular disease  | 
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 DA  | 
 dopamine  | 
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 DHP  | 
 dihydropyridine  | 
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 DM  | 
 diabetes mellitus  | 
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 E  | 
 epinephrine  | 
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 EDHF  | 
 endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor  | 
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 EDRF  | 
 endothelium-derived relaxing factor  | 
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 EET  | 
 epoxyeicosatetraenoic acid  | 
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 EGIR  | 
 European Group for the Study of Insulin Resistance  | 
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 EGP  | 
 endogenous glucose production  | 
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 eNOS  | 
 endothelial nitric oxide synthase  | 
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 EPCs  | 
 endothelial progenitor cells  | 
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 ET  | 
 endothelin  | 
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 FAD  | 
 flavin adenine dinucleotide  | 
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 FFA  | 
 free fatty acid  | 
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 FMN  | 
 flavin adenine mononucleotide  | 
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 FPG  | 
 fasting plasma glucose  | 
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 FPI  | 
 fasting plasma insulin  | 
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 FSH  | 
 follicle-stimulating hormone  | 
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 FSIVGTT  | 
 frequent sampling intravenous glucose tolerance test  | 
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 G  | 
 gastrin  | 
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 GABA  | 
 gamma-aminobutyric acid  | 
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 GC  | 
 guanylyl cyclase  | 
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 GFR  | 
 glomerular filtration rate  | 
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 GGT  | 
 γ-glutamyltransferase  | 
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 GH  | 
 growth hormone  | 
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 GHBP  | 
 growth hormone binding protein  | 
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 GHD  | 
 growth hormone deficiency  | 
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 GHRH/GHRF  | 
 growth hormone-releasing factor/hormone  | 
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 GI  | 
 glycemic index  | 
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 GIT  | 
 gastrointestinal tract  | 
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 GIP  | 
 gastric inhibitory peptide or glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide  | 
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 GLP-1  | 
 glucagon-like peptide-1  | 
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 GLP-2  | 
 glucagon-like peptide-2  | 
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 GLUT-4  | 
 type IV glucose transporter  | 
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 Glu  | 
 glucose  | 
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 GP  | 
 glycoprotein  | 
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 GRF  | 
 growth hormone-releasing factor  | 
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 GRP  | 
 gastrin-releasing peptide  | 
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 GLRP  | 
 glicentin-related polypeptide  | 
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 GSK-3β  | 
 glycogen synthase kinase-3β  | 
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 HBP  | 
 high blood pressure  | 
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 Hcy  | 
 homocysteine  | 
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 HDL  | 
 high-density lipoprotein  | 
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 HI  | 
 hyperinsulinemia  | 
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 HMGCR  | 
 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase  | 
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 HOMA  | 
 homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance  | 
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 HR  | 
 high risk  | 
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 HT  | 
 hypothalamus  | 
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 HT-LH  | 
 lateral hypothalamus/HT fasting center  | 
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 HTG  | 
 hypertriglyceridemia  | 
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 HT-VMH  | 
 hypothalamus satiety center/ventromedial hypothalamus  | 
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 IAS  | 
 International Atherosclerosis Society  | 
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 IBD  | 
 inflammatory bowel disease  | 
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 IDE  | 
 insulin-degrading enzyme  | 
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 IDF  | 
 International Diabetes Federation  | 
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 IDL  | 
 intermediate-density lipoprotein  | 
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 IFG  | 
 impaired fasting glucose  | 
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 IFN-γ  | 
 interferon gamma  | 
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 IGF-1  | 
 insulin-like growth factor 1  | 
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 IGFBP  | 
 insulin-like growth factor-binding globulin  | 
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 IGT  | 
 impaired glucose tolerance  | 
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 IL-1  | 
 Interleukin 1  | 
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 IL-6  | 
 Interleukin 6  | 
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 IL-8  | 
 Interleukin 8  | 
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 IL-10  | 
 Interleukin 10  | 
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 IL-12  | 
 Interleukin 12  | 
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 IL-1RA  | 
 Interleukin 1 receptor antagonist  | 
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 iNOS  | 
 inducible nitric oxide synthase  | 
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 IP3  | 
 inositol triphosphate  | 
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 IR  | 
 insulin resistance  | 
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 IRS  | 
 insulin receptor substrate protein  | 
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 IST  | 
 insulin suppression test  | 
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 ITT  | 
 intravenous insulin tolerance test  | 
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 L-Arg  | 
 L-arginine  | 
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 LDL  | 
 low-density lipoprotein  | 
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 Leu  | 
 leucine  | 
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 LH  | 
 luteinizing hormone  | 
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 LIR  | 
 low-intermediate risk  | 
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 L-MMA  | 
 Nω-methyl-L-arginine  | 
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 L-NAME  | 
 NG-nitro-L-arginine  | 
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 LPa  | 
 lipoprotein a  | 
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 LPL  | 
 lipoprotein lipase enzyme  | 
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 LR  | 
 low risk  | 
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 Lys  | 
 lysine  | 
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 MA  | 
 microalbuminuria  | 
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 MCH  | 
 melanin-concentrating hormone  | 
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 MCP-1  | 
 monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 or macrophage chemotactic protein  | 
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 MET  | 
 metabolic equivalent  | 
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 MetS  | 
 metabolic syndrome  | 
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 MI  | 
 myocardial infarction  | 
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 MIF  | 
 macrophage migration inhibitory factor  | 
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 MLC  | 
 myosin light chain  | 
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 MLCK  | 
 myosin light chain kinase  | 
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 MMP  | 
 matrix metalloproteinase  | 
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 MHR  | 
 moderately high risk  | 
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 MR  | 
 magnetic resonance methods  | 
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 α-MSH  | 
 alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone  | 
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 MUFA  | 
 monounsaturated fatty acid  | 
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 N  | 
 norepinephrine  | 
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 NAc  | 
 nucleus accumbens  | 
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 NADPH  | 
 β-Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide 2′-phosphate  | 
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 NAFLD  | 
 non-alcoholic fatty liver disease  | 
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 NASH  | 
 non-alcoholic steatohepatitis  | 
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 NCEP  | 
 National Cholesterol Education Program  | 
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 NCEP/ATP  | 
 National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel  | 
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 NHLBI  | 
 National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute  | 
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 nNOS  | 
 neuronal nitric oxide synthase  | 
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 NO  | 
 nitric oxide  | 
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 NOS  | 
 nitric oxide synthase  | 
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 NPY  | 
 neuropeptide Y  | 
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 NTS  | 
 nucleus tractus solitarius  | 
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 OFC  | 
 orbitofrontal cortex  | 
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 OGTT  | 
 oral glucose tolerance test  | 
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 ONOO-  | 
 peroxynitrite  | 
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 OSA  | 
 obstructive sleep apnea  | 
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 OXM  | 
 enteroglucagon, glicentin, oxyntomodulin,  | 
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 OX  | 
 oxytocin  | 
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 OXA  | 
 orexin  | 
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 PA  | 
 plasminogen activator  | 
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 PAF  | 
 platelet-activating factor  | 
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 PAI-1  | 
 plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (or serine protease inhibitor - serpin)  | 
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 PAR  | 
 protease-activated receptor  | 
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 PCOS  | 
 polycystic ovary syndrome  | 
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 DGGF  | 
 platelet-derived growth factor  | 
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 PFA  | 
 perifornical area  | 
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 PFC  | 
 prefrontal cortex,  | 
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 PGD2  | 
 prostaglandin D2  | 
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 PGE2α  | 
 prostaglandin E2α  | 
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 PGE2  | 
 prostaglandin E2  | 
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 PGH2  | 
 prostaglandin H2  | 
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 PGI2  | 
 prostacyclin  | 
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 PI  | 
 plasmin inhibitor enzyme  | 
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 PKC  | 
 protein kinase C  | 
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 PLA2  | 
 phospholipase A2  | 
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 POMC  | 
 proopiomelanocortin  | 
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 POMC/CART  | 
 proopiomelanocortin/cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript  | 
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 POS  | 
 polycystic ovary syndrome  | 
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 PP  | 
 pancreatic polypeptide  | 
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 PPAR-γ  | 
 nuclear peroxisome-proliferator-activated receptor γ  | 
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 PUFA  | 
 polyunsaturated fatty acid  | 
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 PYY  | 
 peptide tyrosine tyrosine  | 
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 PVN  | 
 nucleus paraventricularis  | 
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 PZ  | 
 pancreozymin  | 
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 RAAS  | 
 renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system  | 
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 RAS  | 
 renin-angiotensin system  | 
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 RBP4  | 
 retinol-binding protein 4  | 
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 RONS  | 
 reactive oxygen and nitrogen species  | 
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 ROS  | 
 reactive oxygen species  | 
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 SAA  | 
 serum amyloid A  | 
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 SAFA  | 
 saturated fatty acids  | 
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 SCD-1  | 
 stearoyl CoA desaturase-1  | 
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 SHBG  | 
 sex hormone-binding globulin  | 
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 SK  | 
 substance K  | 
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 SNS  | 
 sympathetic nervous system  | 
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 SP  | 
 substance P  | 
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 SSPG  | 
 stead- state plasma glucose  | 
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 T2DM  | 
 type 2 diabetes mellitus  | 
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 T3  | 
 triiodothyronine  | 
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 T4  | 
 thyroxine  | 
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 TAFI  | 
 thrombin-activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor  | 
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 TBG  | 
 thyroxine-binding globulin  | 
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 TBPA  | 
 thyroxine-binding prealbumin  | 
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 TCH  | 
 total cholesterol  | 
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 TE  | 
 total energy  | 
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 TFA  | 
 trans fatty acid  | 
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 TG  | 
 triglyceride  | 
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 TGF-β  | 
 transforming growth factor-β  | 
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 TH  | 
 thyroid  | 
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 TNF-α  | 
 tumor necrosis factor-alpha  | 
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 TSH  | 
 thyroid-stimulating hormone  | 
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 TRH  | 
 thyreotropin-releasing hormone  | 
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 TXA2  | 
 thromboxane A2  | 
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 TZD  | 
 thiazolidinedione  | 
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 US  | 
 ultrasound  | 
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 VAT  | 
 visceral adipose tissue  | 
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 VIP  | 
 vasoactive intestinal polypeptide  | 
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 VLDL  | 
 very low-density lipoprotein  | 
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 VTA  | 
 ventral tegmental area;  | 
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 vWF  | 
 von Willebrand factor  | 
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 WC  | 
 waist circumference  | 
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 WHF  | 
 World Heart Federation  | 
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 WHO  | 
 World Health Organization  | 
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 WHR  | 
 waist-hip ratio  | 
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 α-MSH  | 
 α-melanocyte-stimulating hormone  |