| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| AMPA | amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid |
| CSF | cerebrospinal fluid |
| EAR | estimated average |
| ER | endoplasmic reticulum |
| GABA | γ-aminobutyric acid |
| HPLC | high performance liquid chromatography |
| NMDA | N-methyl-d-aspartate |
| VD | vascular type of senile dementia |
| ZIP | Zrt-, Irt-like protein |