| [Ca2+]i | intracellular free calcium concentration |
| CaMK-II | calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II |
| CGN | cerebellar granule neurons |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s modified Eagle medium |
| EDTA | ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid |
| Fura-2 AM | Fura-2-acetoxymethyl ester |
| LTCC | L-type calcium channels |
| MβCD | methyl-β-cyclodextrin |
| NMDAr, | N-methyl d-aspartate receptor |
| PBS | phosphate-buffered saline |
| PBST | PBS supplemented with 0.05% polyoxyethylenesorbitan monolaurate (Tween 20) |
| PKA | protein kinase A |
| PKC | protein kinase C |
| VGCCs | voltage-gated calcium channels. |