20-HETE	20-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid
AA	arachidonic acid
AMPA	a-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazol epropionic acid
BKCa	large-conductance Ca2+-activated K+ channels
BOLD	blood oxygenation level dependent
CaM	Calmodulin
CBF	cerebral blood flow
cGMP	cyclic guanosine-3′,5′-monophosphate
CICR	Ca2+-induced Ca2+ release
CYP4A	cytochrome P450 4A
DAG	Diacylglycerol
EDH	endothelial-dependent hyperpolarization
EETs	epoxyeicosatrienoic acids
EL	Endolysosomal
eNOS	neuronal NO synthase
ER	endoplasmic reticulum
GPCRs	G-protein-coupled receptors
IKCa	intermediate-conductance Ca2+-activated K+ channels
InsP3	inositol-1,4,5-trisphosphate
InsP3Rs	InsP3 receptors
KCa	Ca2+-activated K+ channels
Kir	inward rectifying K+ channels
M-AchRs	muscarinic acetylcholine receptors
MCU	mitochondrial Ca2+ uniporter
MEGJs	myo-endothelial gap-junctions
mGluRs	metabotropic glutamate receptors
NA	neuronal activity
NAADP	nicotinic acid adenine dinucleotide phosphate
NMDA	N-methyl-d-aspartate
NMDARs	NMDA receptors
NO	nitric oxide
nNOS	neuronal NO synthase
NOX2	NADPH oxidase isoform 2
NVC	neurovascular coupling
NVU	neurovascular unit
O2	Oxygen
P450	cytochrome P450
PGE2	prostaglandin E2
PIP2	phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate
PLA2	phospholipase A2
PLD2	phospholipase D2
RyRs	ryanodine receptors
SERCA	sarco-endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase
SKCa	small-conductance Ca2+-activated K+ channels
SOCE	store-operated Ca2+ entry
Stim	stromal interaction molecule
TPCs	two-pore channels
TRPs	TRP channels
TRPA1	ankyrin TRP 1
TRPC	canonical TRP
TRPV4	vanilloid TRP 4
VDACs	voltage-dependent anion channels
VSMC	vascular smooth muscle cells