| ACAN | Aggrecan core protein |
| BCAN | Brevican core protein |
| ChAT | Choline acetyltransferase |
| ChABC | Chondroitinase ABC |
| CNS | Central nervous system |
| CS-GAG | Chondroitin sulphate glycosaminoglycan |
| CSPGs | Chondroitin sulphate proteoglycans |
| ECM | Extracellular matrix |
| GalNAc | N-acetylgalactosamine |
| HA | Hyaluronic acid/hyaluronan |
| Mn | Motoneurone |
| NeuN | Neuron-specific nuclear protein |
| NCAN | Neurocan core protein |
| PTPRZ | Phosphacan/protein tyrosine phosphatase receptor zeta |
| PNN | Perineuronal net |
| Mn | Motoneurone |
| SCI | Spinal cord injury |
| VCAN | Versican core protein |
| WFA | Wisteria floribunda agglutinin |