| ahNG | Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis |
| AcetylCoA | Acetyl-Coenzyme A (acetyl-CoA) |
| ahNPC | Adult Hippocampal Neural Progenitor Cell |
| BDNF | Brain Derived Growth Factor |
| CACT | Carnitine/Acetylcarnitine Translocase |
| CAT | Carnitine Acetyltransferase |
| ChAT | Choline Acetyltransferase |
| FSL | Flinders Sensitive Line |
| FRL | Flinders Resistant Line |
| GABA | Gamma-aminobutyric Acid |
| HAT | Histone Acetyltransferase |
| HDAC | Histone Deacetylase |
| Lys | Lysine |
| i.c.v. | Intracerebroventricular |
| LAC | l-AcetylCarnitine |
| Lepr | Leptin receptor |
| MDD | Major Depressive Disorder |
| mGlu2 | Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor type-2 |
| NAc | Nucleus Accumbens |
| MR | Mineralcorticoid Receptor |
| NPC | Neural Progenitor Cell |
| NF-κB | Nuclear Factor in the Kappa Light Chain Enhancer of B cells |
| OCTN2 | Organic Cation/Carnitine Transporter |
| RCT | Randomized Clinical Trials |
| UCMS | Unpredictable Chronic Mild Stress |