2-AG	2-arachidonoylglycerol
AA	Arachidonic acid
ABHD4	Abhydrolase domain containing 4, N-acyl phospholipase B
AC	Adenylate cyclase
ACR	American College of Rheumatology
AEA	Anandamide
AMPAR	α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid receptor
ANS	Autonomic nervous system
APBB2	Amyloid beta precursor protein binding family B member 2
cAMP	Cyclic adenosine monophosphate
CB1R	Cannabinoid receptor 1 (protein)
CB2R	Cannabinoid receptor 2 (protein)
CECD	Clinical endocannabinoid deficiency
CNR1	Cannabinoid receptor 1 (gene)
CNR2	Cannabinoid receptor 2 (gene)
CNS	Central nervous system
COPD	Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
DAG	Diacylglycerol
DAGL	Diacylglycerol lipase
ECS	Endocannabinoid system
EMBASE	Excerpta medica dataBASE
ENS	Enteric nervous system
ERK1/2	Extracellular signal-regulated kinases 1 and 2
FAAH	Fatty acid amide hydrolase
FIQ	Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire
GATA2	GATA-binding factor 2
GIRK	G protein-coupled inwardly rectifying potassium channel
GPCR	G protein-coupled receptor
GPR18	G protein-coupled receptor 18
GPR55	G protein-coupled receptor 55
GPR119	G protein-coupled receptor 119
HDC	Histidine decarboxylase
IBD	Inflammatory bowel disease
IBS	Irritable bowel syndrome
LTD	Long-term depression
LTP	Long-term potentiation
MAGL	Monoacylglycerol lipase
MAPK	Mitogen-activated protein kinase
MEDLINE	Medical literature analysis and retrieval system online
mGluR	Metabotropic glutamate receptor
NAE	N-acylethanolamine
NAPE	N-arachidonoyl phosphatidylethanolamine
NAPE-PLD	N-acyl phosphatidylethanolamine phospholipase D
NAT	N-acyltransferase
NMDAR	N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor
NT	Neurotransmitter
OEA	Oleoylethanolamine
PE	Phosphatidyl-ethanolamine
PEA	Palmitoylethanolamine
PI3K	Phosphatidylinositide-3-kinase
PIP2	Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate
PLA1	Phospholipase A1
PLC	Phospholipase C
PPARα	Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha
SEA	N-stearoylethanolamine
SNP	Single nucleotide polymorphism
THC	Tetrahydrocannabinol
TNF-α	Tumor necrosis factor alpha
VGCC	Voltage-gated calcium channel