| SDH | Spinal dorsal horn |
| L4 | Fourth lumbar |
| DRG | Dorsal root ganglion |
| SpN | Spinal nerve |
| TRPV1 | Transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 |
| CNS | Central nervous system |
| IBA1 | Ionized calcium-binding adapter molecule 1 |
| AAV | Adeno-associated virus |
| ESYN | Enhanced synapsin |
| PBS | Phosphate-buffered saline |
| i.p. | Intraperitoneal |
| WT | Wild type |
| CTB | Cholera toxin B subunit |
| IB4 | Isolectin B4 |
| Ctrl | Control |
| SAP | Saporin |
| NF200 | Neurofilament 200 |
| MBP | Myelin basic protein |
| ROI | Region of interest |
| DIC | Differential interference contrast |
| n.s. | Not significant |
| GN | Gracile nucleus |
| CSF1 | Colony-stimulating factor 1 |
| LPA | Lysophosphatidic acid |