| APs | action potentials |
| AZ | active zone |
| CaV2 channels | voltage-gated Ca2+ channels |
| SVs | synaptic vesicles |
| SCG | superior cervical ganglion |
| EPSPs | excitatory postsynaptic potentials |
| RIM | Rab-interacting molecule |
| RIM-BPs | RIM-binding proteins |
| nCaS | neuron specific Ca2+ sensor proteins |
| CaM | calmodulin |
| CaBP1 | Ca2+-binding protein-1 |
| VILIP-2 | Visinin-like protein-2 |
| NCS-1 | neuronal calcium sensor-1 |
| CaMKII | Ca2+/CaM-dependent protein kinase II |
| PPF | paired-pulse facilitation |
| PPD | paired-pulse depression |
| ISI | inter-stimulus interval |
| PTP | post-tetanic potentiation |