| Ab | antibody |
| ABC | avidin–biotin complex |
| ALS | amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
| ANOVA | analysis of variance |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| DCM | degenerative cervical myelopathy |
| DCM5 | 5 weeks post-DCM |
| DCM 10 | 10 weeks post-DCM |
| G-CSF | granulocyte colony-stimulating factor |
| GM | gray matter |
| GM-CSF | granulocyte macrophage-stimulating factor |
| IP-10 | interferon gamma-induced protein-10 |
| KC | keratinocytes-derived chemokine |
| SCI | spinal cord injury |
| SEM | standard error of the mean |
| UHN | University Health Network |
| WM | white matter |
| WT | wild-type |