| ACE | Angiotensin converting enzyme |
| ADMA | Asymmetric dimethylarginine |
| bs | Bursts |
| cGMP | Cellular guanosine monophosphate |
| CKD | Chronic kidney disease |
| CV | Cardiovascular |
| DDAH | Dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase |
| eGFR | Estimated glomerular filtration rate |
| eNOS | Endothelial nitric oxide synthase |
| hb | Heartbeats |
| iNOS | Inducible nitric oxide synthase |
| l-NAME | l-NG-nitroarginine methyl ester |
| l-NMMA | NG-monomethyl l-arginine |
| MSNA | Muscle sympathetic nerve activity |
| NAD(P)H | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate |
| NE | Norepinephrine |
| NO | Nitric oxide |
| NOS | Nitric oxide synthase |
| nNOS | Neuronal nitric oxide synthase |
| NTS | Nucleus tractus solitarius |
| PVN | Paraventricular nucleus |
| RVLM | Rostral ventrolateral medulla |
| SNA | Sympathetic nerve activity |
| SOD | Superoxide dismutase |