| ANP | Atrial natriuretic peptide |
| BSA | Bovine serum albumin |
| CAG | CMV immediate early enhancer, chicken β-actin and rabbit β-globin |
| CFP | Cyan fluorescent protein |
| cGi | cGMP indicator |
| cGMP | Cyclic 3’ 5’ guanosine monophosphate |
| CGN | Cerebellar granule neuron |
| CNP | C-type natriuretic peptide |
| DEA/NO | 2-(N,N-diethylamino)-diazenolate-2-oxide diethylammonium salt |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s modified Eagle medium |
| FRET | Förster/Fluorescence resonance energy transfer |
| GCL | granule cell layer |
| HN | Hippocampal neuron |
| IBMX | 3-isobutyl-1-methylxanthin |
| NO | Nitric oxide |
| NO-GC | NO-sensitive guanylyl cyclase |
| ODQ | 1H-[1,2,4]oxadiazolo[4 ,3-a]quinoxalin-1-one |
| PBS | Phosphate buffered saline |
| PDE | Phosphodiesterase |
| ROI | Region of interest |
| YFP | Yellow fluorescent protein |