| mTBI | mild traumatic brain injury |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| PUFA | polyunsaturated fatty acid |
| NAE | N-acylethanolamide |
| SDEA | stearidonic acid ethanolamide |
| DHEA | N-docosahexaenoylethanolamine |
| EPEA | N-eicosapentaenoylethanolamine |
| SDA | stearidonic acid |
| GFAP | glial fibrillary acidic protein |
| PPAR | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors |
| C3 | Complement component 3 |
| S100A10 | S100 calcium-binding protein A10 |
| CLCF1 | cardiotrophin-like cytokine factor 1 |
| BDNF | Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor |
| NGF | Nerve Growth Factor |
| GDNF | Glial Cell Line Derived Neurotrophic Factor |
| IL-1β | interleukin-1 beta |
| IL-6 | interleukin-6 |
| IL-4 | interleukin-4 |
| IL-10 | interleukin-10 |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor alpha |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| TGF-β | Transforming growth factor beta |
| RT-PCR | reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction |
| SEM | standard error of the mean |
| ANOVA | analysis of variance |