| ARA | arachidonic acid |
| [Ca2+]free | free calcium ion concentration |
| cCBB | colloidal Coomassie brilliant blue G-250 dye |
| CHAPS | 3-[(3-Cholamidopropyl) dimethylammonio]-1-propanesulfonate hydrate |
| CHOL | cholesterol |
| CE | cholesterol ester |
| CSC | cell surface complexes |
| CV | cortical vesicles |
| FFA | free fatty acid |
| DAG | diacylglycerol |
| LPC | lyso-phosphatidylcholine |
| PC, PE, PI, PG, PS | phosphatidyl-choline, -ethanolamine, -inositol, -glycerol, -serine |
| MAG | monoacylglycerol |
| pI | isoelectric point |
| PED6 | (N-((6-(2,4-dinitrophenyl) amino) hexanoyl)-2-(4,4-difluoro-5,7-dimethyl-4-Bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-Indacene-3-pentanoyl)-1-hexadecanoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine, triethylammonium salt |
| SV | synaptic vesicles |
| TAG | triacylglycerol |