| LCT | α-Latrocrustatoxin |
| α-LTX | α-Latrotoxin |
| ADGRL1 | Adhesion G protein-coupled receptor L1 |
| ALP | Alkaline phosphatase |
| AST | Aspartate aminotransferase |
| BLI | Bio-layer interferometry |
| cDNA | Complementary DNA |
| CIRL | Calcium-independent receptor for α-latrotoxin |
| cryo-EM | Cryo-electron microscopy |
| CTF | C-terminal fragment |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid |
| EC50 | Half-maximal effective concentration |
| ED50 | Median effective dose |
| ELISA | Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| EM | Electron microscopy |
| EPSC | Excitatory postsynaptic current |
| Fab | Antigen-binding fragment |
| F(ab′)2 | Bivalent antigen-binding fragment |
| GABA | γ-Aminobutyric acid |
| GPCR | G protein-coupled receptor |
| IC50 | Half-maximal inhibitory concentration |
| IgG | Immunoglobulin G |
| IM | Intramuscular |
| IP | Intraperitoneal |
| IP3 | Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate |
| IV | Intravenous |
| K_D | Equilibrium dissociation constant |
| KLH | Keyhole limpet hemocyanin |
| LD50 | Median lethal dose |
| LD100 | Dose producing complete lethality under the stated experimental conditions |
| LIT | Latroinsectotoxin |
| LMWP | Low-molecular-weight peptide |
| LMWP2 | Low-molecular-weight peptide 2 |
| LTX | Latrotoxin |
| mEPSC | Miniature excitatory postsynaptic current |
| MW | Molecular weight |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor κB |
| NTF | N-terminal fragment |
| pI | Isoelectric point |
| PIP2 | Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate |
| PLC | Phospholipase C |
| RAVE | Redback Antivenom Evaluation |
| RAVE-II | Second Redback Antivenom Evaluation study |
| RPTPσ | Receptor-type protein tyrosine phosphatase σ |
| RT | Room temperature |
| SC | Subcutaneous |
| SDS-PAGE | Sodium dodecyl sulfate–polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis |
| SEC | Size-exclusion chromatography |
| SNAP-25 | Synaptosomal-associated protein of 25 kDa |
| SNARE | Soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptor |
| VAMP | Vesicle-associated membrane protein |
| w/w | Weight-to-weight ratio |