| 5HT1 | 5-hdroxytryptamine receptor type 1 |
| 5HT2 | 5-hdroxytryptamine receptor type 2 |
| 5HT3 | 5-hdroxytryptamine receptor type 3 |
| 5HT4 | 5-hdroxytryptamine receptor type 4 |
| 5HT5 | 5-hdroxytryptamine receptor type 5 |
| 5HT6 | 5-hdroxytryptamine receptor type 6 |
| 5HT7 | 5-hdroxytryptamine receptor type 7 |
| ADH | antidiuretic hormone |
| ALAT | alanine amino-transferase |
| AMPA | alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isooxazole-propionic acid receptor |
| ASAT | aspartate amino-transferase |
| AUD | alcohol use disorder |
| AVP | arginine vasopressin |
| BAC | blood alcohol concentration |
| BLA | basolateral nucleus of amygdala |
| BNST | bed nucleus of stria terminalis |
| CEA | central nucleus of amygdala |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| CP | caudate-putamen |
| CRH | corticotropin-releasing hormone |
| CRH1 | corticotropin-releasing hormone receptor type 1 |
| CRH2 | corticotropin-releasing hormone receptor type 2 |
| D1 | dopamine receptor type 1 |
| D2 | dopamine receptor type 2 |
| D3 | dopamine receptor type 3 |
| D4 | dopamine receptor type 4 |
| D5 | dopamine receptor type 5 |
| DA | dopamine |
| DTI | diffusion tensor imaging |
| ECG | electrocardiogram |
| EWN | Edinger-Westphal nucleus |
| GABA | gamma amino-butyric acid |
| GGT | gamma glutamyl-transferase |
| GLU | glutamate |
| ICV | intracerebroventricular |
| IP | intraperitoneal |
| IL-1 | interleukin-1 |
| IL-6 | interleukin-6 |
| LS | lateral septum |
| MEA | medial nucleus of amygdala |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| NA | noradrenaline |
| NAD+ | nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide |
| NADH | reduced form of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide |
| NMDA | N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor |
| NACC | nucleus accumbens |
| OXY | oxytocin |
| OXYR | oxytocin receptor |
| Peri-PVN | peri-paraventricular nuclei |
| PET | positron emission tomography |
| PFC | prefrontal cortex |
| PVN | paraventricular nucleus |
| REM | rapid eye movement |
| SER | serotonin |
| SN | substantia nigra |
| SON | supraoptic nucleus |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor-alpha |
| UCN1 | urocortin 1 |
| UCN2 | urocortin 2 |
| UCN3 | urocortin 3 |
| V1a | vasopressin receptor type 1a |
| V1b | vasopressin receptor type 1b |
| V2 | vasopressin receptor type 2 |
| VTA | ventral tegmental area |