| A | amyloid-beta |
| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| AQP4 | aquaporin 4 |
| BWRS | brain waste removal system |
| CSF | cerebral spinal fluid |
| ECS | extracellular space |
| FITCD | fluorescein isothiocyanate-dextran |
| GANE | glutamate amplifies noradrenergic effects |
| ISF | interstitial fluid |
| IP3 | inositol-trisphosphate |
| LC | locus coeruleus |
| NA | noradrenaline |
| NMDA | N-methyl-D-aspartate |
| NGVU | neuro–glia–vascular unit |
| NKA | sodium–potassium pump, Na/K ATPase |
| NREM | non-rapid eye movement |