AChE	acetylcholinesterase;
ACTH	adrenocorticotropic hormone;
aNSCs	adult neural stem cells;
aNSPCs	adult-type neural stem progenitor cells;
AroB	aromatase B;
ATP	adenosine triphosphate;
Bax	BCL-2-associated X protein;
Bcl-2	B-cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2) protein family;
Bid	abundant proapoptotic protein of the Bcl-2 family;
BLBP	brain lipid-binding protein;
BrdU	2′-deoxy-5-bromodeoxyuridine;
Cas	clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats associated proteins;
CF	central part of the valve;
ChAT	choline acetyltransferase;
CLTNZ	caudo-lateral tegmental neurogenic zone;
CNS	central nervous system;
DEL	dorsal ependymal lamina;
DHA	omega-3 polyunsaturated docosahexaenoic acid;
DTN	dorsal tegmental nuclei;
ERK	extracellular signal-regulated kinases;
ERs	estrogen receptors;
FLM	fasciculus longitudinalis medialis;
GABA	gamma-aminobutyric acid;
GFAP	glial fibrillary acidic protein;
GS	glutamine synthetase;
GV	trigeminal ganglion;
Her5	Hairy/Enhancer of Split [H/E(Spl)]transcription factors;
HSP	heat shock proteins;
HuC/D	pan-neuronal nuclear label;
IHC	immunohistochemical labeling;
III	hypothalamic ventricle;
IL	interleukin;
INI	large neurons;
INII	medium-sized neurons;
INIII	smaller neurons;
JNK	c-Jun N-terminal kinase;
LEL	lectins from Lycopersicon esculentum;
LPVZ	lateral periventricular zone;
LT	lateral torus;
LTSNZ	lateral neurogenic zone of torus semicircularis;
ML	molecular layer;
MOMP	mitochondrial outer membrane permeabilizer;
MPVZ	medial periventricular zones;
mRNA	messenger ribonucleic acid;
MS222	tricaine methanesulfonate;
MT	mitochondria;
MTSNZ	medial part of the semilunar torus neurogenic zone;
NE	neuroepithelial;
NEC	neuroepithelial-like cells;
NFLM	nucleus of fasciculus longitudinalis medialis;
NIII	nucleus of the oculomotor nerve;
NO	nitric oxide;
NSCs	neuronal stem cells;
NSPCs	neural stem progenitor cells;
OsO4	osmium tetroxide;
PCNA	proliferating cell nuclear antigen;
PGZ	visual neurogenic niche;
PPAR	peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor;
PTP	mitochondrial permeability transition pore;
PVZ	periventricular zone;
RER	rough endoplasmic reticulum;
RG	radial glia;
RLTNZ	rostral lateral tegmental neurogenic zone;
SN	substantia nigra;
SVZ	subventricular zone;
T cells	T lymphocytes;
TEM	transmission electron microscopy;
TeO	tectum opticum;
TeV	tectal ventricle;
TMZ	tectal marginal zone;
TS	torus semicircularis;
TSNZ	torus semicircularis neurogenic zone;
UOD	units of optical density;
VI	abducens nerve;
VIIL	facial nerve lobes;
XL	vagus nerve lobes.