| l-DOPA | l-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine |
| DYT5b | Tyrosine hydroxylase |
| AADC | Dihydroxy-Phenyl Acetic Acid |
| DAT | Dopamine Transporter |
| VMAT2 | Vesicular Monoamine Transporter2 |
| COMT | Catechol-O-Methyltransferase |
| MAO | Monoamine Oxidase |
| PBS | Phosphate Buffered Solution |
| SNc | Substantial nigra zona compacta |
| VTA | Tegmental area |
| PCR | Reverse transcription-polymerase Chain reaction |
| CCK-8 | Cell Counting Kit-8 |
| ELISA | Enzyme-linked immuno sorbent assay |
| mRNA | Messenger RNA |
| cDNA | Completementary DNA |
| DAPI | 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole |
| PD | Parkinson’s disease |
| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |