| 3Rs | Replacement, Reduction, and Refinement |
| AIF | Apoptosis-Inducing Factor |
| ALS | Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis |
| BZ | Betz Cell |
| CA1/CA2 | Cornu Ammonis Region 1/2 (Hippocampal Subfields) |
| Casp3 | Caspase-3 (Cleaved/Activated Form) |
| CCR7 | C-C Chemokine Receptor Type 7 |
| Ct | Cycle Threshold (in qPCR) |
| CV | Cresyl Violet |
| ECM | Extracellular Matrix |
| EPO | Erythropoietin |
| GAPDH | Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (Housekeeping Gene) |
| GFP | Green Fluorescent Protein |
| HIF/HIF-1α/HIF-2α | Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1 and 2 Alpha |
| HPA | Hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis |
| Iba1 | Ionized Calcium-Binding Adapter Molecule 1 |
| iNOS | Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase |
| IL-1β/Il1β | Interleukin-1 Beta |
| JNK | c-Jun N-Terminal Kinase |
| LAVE-NRW | Landesamt für Verbraucherschutz und Ernährung Nordrhein-Westfahlen |
| MBP | Myelin Basic Protein |
| MD2 | Myeloid Differentiation Protein 2 |
| M1 | Primary Motor Cortex |
| ML | Molecular Layer |
| NGF | Nerve Growth Factor |
| NGFI-A | Nerve Growth Factor-Induced Protein A |
| NSE | Neuron-Specific Enolase |
| NSS | Neurological Severity Score |
| NF-κB | Nuclear Factor Kappa-Light-Chain-Enhancer of Activated B Cells |
| OPCs | Oligodendrocyte Precursor Cells |
| OGD/UGD | Oxygen–Glucose Deprivation |
| P1/P3/P6 | Postoperative Day 1/3/6 |
| PARP-1 | Poly (ADP-Ribose) Polymerase 1 |
| PC | Purkinje Cell |
| PCL | Purkinje Cell Layer |
| PI3K | Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase |
| PRF/mm | Purkinje Cells per Millimeter |
| rb | Rabbit (Source of Antibody) |
| ROUT | Robust Regression and Outlier Removal |
| ROS | Reactive Oxygen Species |
| RNS | Reactive Nitrogen Species |
| rt-PA | Recombinant Tissue Plasminogen Activator |
| S100B | S100 Calcium Binding Protein B |
| TBI | Traumatic Brain Injury |
| TGF-β/TGFβ | Transforming Growth Factor Beta |
| TNF-α/TNFα | Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha |
| TRITC | Tetramethylrhodamine |
| Tuj1 | Neuronal Class III β-Tubulin |