ACA	Anterior cerebral artery
AlPcS4	Aluminium phthalocyanine tetrasulfonate
Arg-1	Arginase-1
BA	Basilar artery
CD40	Cluster of differentiation 40
CD40L	Cluster of differentiation 40 ligand
CP	Cerebral palsy
CSF	Cerebrospinal fluid
DAB	3,3-diaminobenzidine
EBST	Elevated Body Swing Test
ec	Extra-cranial
ELISA	Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
G	Gestational day
GIMP	GNU Image Manipulation Program
H	Hypoxia
Iba-1	Ionized calcium binding adapter molecule-1
ICAM-1	Intercellular adhesion molecule-1
ic	Intra-cranial
ICA	Internal carotid artery
IF	Immunofluorescence
IHC	Immunohistochemistry
IL-1β	Interleukin-1β
IL-1Ra	IL-1 receptor antagonist
iNOS	Inducible nitric oxide synthase
ip	Intra-peritoneally
LPS	Lipopolysaccharide
MCA	Middle cerebral artery
MCP-1	Monocyte chemotactic protein 1
mW	milliWatt
NO	Nitric oxide
P	Post-natal day
PAIS	Perinatal arterial ischemic stroke
PCA	Posterior cerebral artery
PCNA	Proliferating cell nuclear antigen
PMN	Polymorphonuclear neutrophils
PT	Photothrombosis
S	Saline
SEM	Standard error of the mean
SOD-1	Superoxide dismutase-1
TNF-α	Tumor necrosis factor-α
vWF	vonWillebrand factor