| ADHD | Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
| ASTA | astaxanthin |
| OFT | open field test |
| MWM | Morris water maze |
| DA | dopamine |
| DR1 | dopamine receptor 1 |
| DAT | dopamine transporter |
| TH | tyrosine hydroxylase |
| SNAP-25 | synaptic-associated protein 25 |
| SERT | serotonin transporter |
| GDNF | glial-cell-line-derived neurotrophic factor |
| 5-CSRTT | 5-choice serial reaction time test |
| DSM-5 | Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders |
| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| PD | Parkinson’s disease |
| ALS | Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis |
| HD | Huntington’s disease |
| SHR | spontaneously hypertensive rat |
| WKY | Wistar Kyoto |
| Tyr | tyrosine |
| HVA | homovanillic acid |
| NE | norepinephrine |
| 5-HIAA | 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid |
| Ach | acetylcholine |
| Glu | glutamate |
| GABA | γ-aminobutyric acid |
| Gly | glycine |
| PFA | paraformaldehyde |
| PFC | prefrontal cortex |
| STR | striatum |
| LC/MS | liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry |
| IS | internal standard |
| ESI | electrospray ionization |
| VMAT-2 | vesicular monoamine transporter-2 |
| H&E | hematoxylin and eosin |
| MAO-B | Monoamine Oxidase B |
| LTP | long-term potentiation |
| qRT-PCR | quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction |
| IHC | immunohistochemistry |
| CE | cerebellum |
| DOAJ | Directory of Open Access Journals |
| TLA | three-letter acronym |
| LD | linear dichroism |