ACh	Acetylcholine
AChE	Acetylcholinesterase
AChRs	ACh receptors
A-CoA	Acetyl-Coenzyme A
AD	Alzheimer’s disease
ALS	Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
AF647	Alexa Fluor 647
AF648	Alexa Fluor 648
APC	Allophycocyanin
BChE	Butyrylcholinesterase
BDNF	Brain derived neurotrophic factor
BSA	bovine serum albumin
ChAT	Choline acetyltransferase
DMSO	Dimethyl sulfoxide.
ENS	Enteric nervous system
FBS	Fetal bovine serum
FITC	Fluorescein isothiocyanate
HPLC-MS/MS	high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry
nAChRs	Nicotinic AChRs
NGF	Nerve growth factor
NSCLC	Non-small cell lung cancer
mAChRs	Muscarinic AChRs
PE	Phycoerythrin
PPIs	Proton pump inhibitors
SCLC	Small cell lung cancer
RFI	Relative Fluorescence Intensity