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. 2025 Aug 28;26(17):8335. doi: 10.3390/ijms26178335
NDDs Neurodevelopmental disorders
DSM-5-TR Statistical manual of mental disorders, fifth edition, text revision
ADHD Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
ASD Autism spectrum disorder
ID Intellectual disability
MeSH Medical subject headings
NGF Nerve growth factor
BDNF Brain-derived neurotrophic factor
NT-3 Neurotrophin-3
NT-4/5 Neurotrophin-4/5
GDNF Glial-derived neurotrophic factor
p75NTR p75 neurotrophin receptor
Trk receptors Tyrosine receptor kinases
CNS Central nervous system
Ras/MAPK/ERK Rat sarcoma/mitogen-activated protein kinase/extracellular signal-regulated kinase
PI3K/Akt Phosphoinositide 3-kinase/protein kinase B
PLCγ Phospholipase C gamma
VEGF Vascular endothelial growth factor
DRG Dorsal root ganglia
PNS Peripheral nervous system
EEG Electroencephalogram
SNPs Single nucleotide polymorphisms
NSID Non-syndromic intellectual disability
IQ Intelligence quotient
LTP Long-term potentiation
IL-1β Interleukin-1β
IL-6 Interleukin-6
TNF-α Tumor necrosis factor-α
NF-κB Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
Omega-3 FAs Omega-3 fatty acids
SVZ Subventricular zone
FGF Fibroblast growth factor
EGF Epidermal growth factor
IGF-1 Insulin-like growth factor
HGF Hepatocyte growth factor