| BLAST | Basic local alignment search tool |
| CID | Collision induced dissociation |
| ESI | Electrospray ionization |
| ETD | Electron transfer dissociation |
| EThcD | Electron transfer higher energy collision dissociation |
| GPCRs | G protein-coupled receptors |
| HPLC | High performance liquid chromatography |
| LTQ-Orbitrap | Linear Trap Quatropole-Orbitrap |
| MS | Mass spectrometry |
| MALDI | Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization |
| nAChRs | Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors |
| NCBI | National center of biotechnology information |
| NMR | Nuclear magnetic resonance |
| NMDA | N-methyl-d-aspartic acid receptor |
| PAGE | Poly acrylamide gel electrophoresis |
| PCR | Polymerase chain reaction |
| RACE | Rapid amplification of cDNA ends |
| SILAC | Stable isotope labeling by amino acids in cell culture |
| SPPS | Solid phase peptide synthesis |
| TOF | Time of flight |