| ALP | Alprazolam |
| AMPAR | α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid receptor |
| ANOVA | Analysis of variance |
| BLA | Basolateral amygdala |
| BZD | Benzodiazepine |
| D1R | Dopamine D1 Receptor |
| D2R | Dopamine D2 Receptor |
| EAAT1 | Excitatory amino acid transporter 1 |
| EAAT2 | Excitatory amino acid transporter 2 |
| GABA | γ-Aminobutyric acid |
| GABAAR | γ-Aminobutyric acid type A receptor |
| GAD65 | Glutamic acid decarboxylase 65 |
| GC | Goldgi-Cox staining |
| HPLC | High-performance liquid chromatography |
| NMDAR | N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor |
| OFT | Open field test |
| PCA | Perchloric acid |
| PSD-95 | Postsynaptic density protein 95 |
| SD | Standard deviation |
| SEM | Standard error of the mean |
| SYN | Synaptophysin |
| vGAT | Vesicular GABA amino acid transporter |
| vGluT1 | Vesicular glutamate transporter 1 |