AMB	ambulatory movement
Amg	amygdala
BLA	basolateral amygdala
BNST	bed nucleus of stria terminalis
BSM	bifidus selective medium
CeA	central nucleus of the amygdala
CFU	colony-forming unit
CIT	citalopram
CNS	central nervous system
EPM	elevated plus maze
FOS	fructooligosaccharide
GABA	gamma-aminobutyric acid
GOS	galactooligosaccharide
GRA	granulocyte
HCT	haematocrit
HGB	haemoglobin concentration
HOR	horizontal movements
HPA	hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis
IL	interleukin
LPS	lipopolysaccharide
LYM	lymphocyte
MCH	mean corpuscular haemoglobin
MCHC	mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration
MCV	mean corpuscular volume
MON	monocyte
MPV	mean platelet volume
PCT	plateletcrit
PLT	platelet
PTSD	post-traumatic stress disorder
RBC	red blood cell
SSR	selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor
TNF	tumour necrosis factor
VER	vertical movement
WBC	white blood cell