Table 1.

List of Abbreviations Used.

Abbreviation	Scientific name	Use/Definition
PBS	Phosphate buffered saline	Buffer solution
PFA	Paraformaldehyde	Used to
BrdU	Bromodeoxyuridine	Synthetic nucleoside, analog of thymidine used in the detection of proliferating cells in living tissues.
OCT	Optimal cutting temperature compound	This product is a formulation of water‐soluble glycols and resins and provides optimal conditions for cryostat sectioning at temperatures of −10 C (14 F) and below.
DAPI	(4′,6‐diamidino‐2‐phenylindole)	Fluorescent label that binds to DNA, used to cell staining and visualization via fluorescent microscopy.
MCM2	Minichromosome maintenance complex	Part of a set of highly conserved proteins involved in the initiation of eukaryotic genome replication.
Ki67	Also known as MKi67	Nuclear protein associated with cell proliferation, and with rRNA transcription. Is active during all active phases of cell cycle.
Iba1	Ionized calcium‐binding adapter molecule 1	A calcium binding protein, specifically expressed in microglial cells.