| NIC | nicotine |
| IMI | imidacloprid |
| ACE | acetamiprid |
| nAChR | nicotinic acetylcholine receptor |
| ACh | acetylcholine |
| BBB | blood brain barrier |
| GFAP | glial fibrillary acidic protein |
| qRT-PCR | quantitative real-time PCR |
| DIV | days in vitro |
| DE | differentially expressed |
| FC | fold change |
| GO | gene ontology |
| FDR | false discovery rate |
| CvN | control versus NIC |
| CvA | control versus ACE |
| CvI | control versus IMI |
| GPCR | G-protein coupled receptor |