| 2-AG | 2-arachidonoylglycerol |
| ABHD | α,β-domain hydrolase |
| AEA | N-arachidonoylethanolamine (or Anandamide) |
| BBB | Blood–brain barrier |
| BCRP/ABCG2 | Breast cancer resistance protein/ATP-binding cassette subfamily member 2 |
| cAMP | cyclic Adenosine monophosphate |
| CB | G protein-coupled cannabinoid receptors (protein) |
| CBD | Cannabidiol |
| CD4 | Cluster of differentiation 4 |
| CD8 | Cluster of differentiation 8 |
| Cnr | Cannabinoid receptor (gene) |
| COX-2 | Cyclooxygenase-2 |
| CYP19A1 | Cytochrome P450 family 19 subfamily A member 1 |
| DAGL | Diacylglycerol lipase |
| ECS | Endocannabinoid system |
| eNOS | endothelial Nitric oxide synthase |
| EU | European Union |
| EVT | Extravillous trophoblasts |
| FA | Folic acid |
| FAAH | Fatty acid amide hydrolase |
| FABP | Fatty acid binding protein |
| FOXP3 | Forkhead box 3 |
| G-CSF | Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor |
| GD | Gestational day |
| GPR | G protein-coupled receptor |
| hCG | Human chorionic gonadotropin |
| ICM | Inner cell mass |
| IFNγ | Interferon γ |
| IGFBP-1 | Insulin-like growth factor binding protein-1 |
| IL | Interleukin |
| iNOS | inducible Nitric oxide synthase |
| LOX | Lipoxygenase |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| MAGL | Monoacylglycerol lipase |
| NAPE | N-acylphosphatidylethanolamine |
| NAPE-PLD | N-acylphosphatidylethanolamine specific phospholipase d-like |
| NAT | N-acyltransferase |
| NK cells | Natural killer cells |
| nNOS | neuronal Nitric oxide synthase |
| NO | Nitric oxide |
| NOS | Nitric oxide synthase |
| NPRL3 | Nitrogen permease regulator-like 3 |
| OEA | N-oleoylethanolamide |
| PEA | N-palmitoylethanolamide |
| Peg10 | Paternally expressed 10 |
| PGE | Prostaglandin E |
| PIBF | Progesterone-induced blocking factor |
| PKA | Protein kinase A |
| Plag1 | Pleiomorphic Adenoma Gene-Like 1 |
| PPAR | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor |
| PRL | Prolactin |
| Reg | Regulatory |
| STAT3 | Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 |
| TGFβ | Tumor growth factor β |
| Th cells | T helper cells |
| TIM3 | T cell imunoglobulin and mucin 3 |
| TNFα | Tumor necrosis factor α |
| TRPV1 | Transient receptor potential vanilloid-1 |
| US | United States |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |
| WT | Wild-type |
| Δ9-THC | Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol |