| AST | Astaxanthin |
| AUC | Area Under the Curve |
| BBB | Blood Brain Barrier |
| C. elegans | Caenorhbdities elegans |
| CNS | Central Nervous System |
| DA | Dopamine |
| DHA | Docosahexaenoic Acid |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle’s Medium |
| DMSO | Dimethyl Sulfoxide |
| ASP | Aspartate |
| GLU | Glutamate |
| GABA | Gamma-Amino Butyric Acid |
| 5-HT | 5-Hydroxytryptamine (Serotonin) |
| HPLC | High Performance Liquid Chromatography |
| iNOS | Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase |
| NGM | Nematode Growth Medium |
| NE | Norepinephrine |
| NO | Nitric Oxide |
| MDA | Malondialdehyde |
| P. crustosum | Penicillium crustosum |
| PA | Penitrem A |
| TAC | Total Antioxidant Capacity |
| HPA | Hypothalamic–Pituitary–Adrenal Axis |
| PITC | Phenyl isothiocyanate |