| Sox10 | SRY (sex determining region Y)-box transcription factor 10 |
| Krox20 | Early growth response 2 (EGR2) |
| c-Jun | Jun proto-oncogene, AP-1 transcription factor subunit |
| Stat3 | Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 |
| NCAM | Neural cell adhesion molecule 1 |
| L1CAM | L1 cell adhesion molecule |
| BDNF | Brain derived neurotrophic factor |
| Notch | Notch receptor 1 |
| CyclinD-Cdk4,6 | Cyclin D–cyclin-dependent kinase 4/6 complex |
| P21 | Cyclin dependent kinase inhibitor 1A |
| P53 | Tumor protein p53 |
| Rb | RB transcriptional corepressor 1 |
| Myc | MYC proto-oncogene, bHLH transcription factor |
| E2F | E2F transcription factor |
| BAD | BCL2 associated agonist of cell death |
| XIAP | X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis |
| CASP9 | Caspase 9 |
| CASP3 | Caspase 3 |
| Bcl2 | BCL2 apoptosis regulator |
| BAX | BCL2-associated X protein |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor |
| IL-1 | Interleukin 1 beta |
| IL-10 | Interleukin 10 |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor kappa B |
| iκB | Inhibitor of nuclear factor kappa B |
| Akt | AKT serine/threonine protein kinase |
| PTEN | Phosphatase and tensin homolog |
| Ras | Ras signaling pathway |
| ERK | Extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal kinase |
| ODE | Ordinary differential equation |
| DRSC | Declining repair Schwann cell |
| ASC | Apoptotic Schwann cell |
| RSC | Repair Schwann cell |
| MSC | Myelinating Schwann cell |
| NMSC | Non-myelinating Schwann cell |