| ALS | Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
| Boc | Biregional Cdon binding protein |
| Cdon | Cell adhesion molecule-related/down-regulated by oncogenes |
| CETSA | Cellular thermal shift assay |
| CNS | Central nervous system |
| EBSS | Earle’s balanced salt solution |
| EDTA | Ethilenediaminotetraacetic acid |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
| Gli1 | GLI-Kruppel family members 1 |
| LDH | Lactate dehydrogenase |
| MTT | 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-Yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide |
| NGS | Normal goat serum |
| NR3C1 | Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 3 Group C Member 1 |
| NSCs | Neural stem cells |
| PFA | Paraformaldehyde |
| Ptch1 | Patched |
| RCG | Rate of cell growth |
| SEM | Standard error of the mean |
| Shh | Sonic hedgehog |
| Smo | Smoothened |
| SVZ | Subventricular zone |