| BSA | Bovine serum albumin |
| BPnd | non-displaceable binding potential |
| BoNT-A | Botulinum neurotoxin A |
| CPu | caudate–putamen |
| D2/D3R | D2/D3 receptor |
| DA | dopamine |
| hemi-PD | hemiparkinsonian |
| MFB | medial forebrain bundle |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| MSN | medium spiny neuron |
| PD | Parkinson’s disease |
| PET | positron emission tomography |
| PBS | phosphate-buffered saline |
| PVE | partial volume effect |
| SNAP25 | synaptosomal-associated protein of 25-kDa |
| SN(pc) | substantia nigra (pars compacta) |
| SRTM2 | simplified reference tissue model 2 |
| TAC | time-activity curve |
| TH | tyrosine hydroxylase |
| VOI | voxels of interest |
| 6-OHDA | 6-hydroxdopamine |