| 2-MHA | 2-methylhippuric acid |
| 2-PB | 2-picoline borane |
| 5-HIAA | 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid |
| 5-HT | 5-hydroxytryptamine; serotonine |
| 5-HTrp | 5-hydroxytryptophan |
| AA | ascorbic acid |
| ACN | acetonitrile |
| AD | Alzheimer’s Disease |
| ADHD | Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder |
| AmpD | amperometric detection |
| APCI | atmospheric pressure chemical ionization |
| APHD | Huntington’s Disease |
| APS | amino-propyl silane |
| AuNPs | gold nanoparticles |
| BAs | biogenic amines |
| BDS | base-deactivated silica |
| CAR/PDMS | carboxen/polydimethylsiloxane |
| CATs | catecholamines |
| CE | capillary electrophoresis |
| CE-AmpD | capillary electrophoresis with amperometric detection |
| CILE | carbon ionic liquid electrode |
| CKD | chronic kidney disease |
| CL | chemiluminescence detection |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| COMT | catechol-O-methyltransferase |
| Cr | creatinine |
| CSF | cerebrospinal fluid |
| CSC | carcinoma stem cell sample |
| CTAB | cetyltrimethylammonium bromide |
| CZE | capillary zone electrophoresis |
| DA | dopamine |
| DAD | diode array detection |
| DBD-PyNCS | 4-(N, N-dimethylaminosulfonyl)-7-(3-isothiocyanatopyrrolidin-1-yl)-2,1,3-benzoxadiazole |
| DHEAS | dehydroepiandrosterone |
| DHPG | 3,4-dihydroxyphenylglycol |
| DLLME | dispersive liquid-liquid extraction |
| DOPAC | 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid |
| DPE | diphenylethylendiamine |
| DPSs | dried plasma spots |
| DUSs | dried urine spots |
| DVB/CAR/PDMS | divinylbenzene/carboxen/polydimethylsiloxane |
| E | epinephrine |
| ED | electrochemical detection |
| eGFR | glomerular filtration rate |
| ELISA | enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| EOF | electroosmotic flow |
| ESI | electrospray ionization |
| FA | formic acid |
| FASI | field amplified sample injection |
| FASS | field-amplified sample stacking |
| GABA | γ-aminobutyric acid |
| GC | gas chromatography |
| GCE | glass carbon electrode |
| GC-MS | gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry |
| GC-MS/MS | gas chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry |
| GC–QqQ-MS | gas chromatography-triple quadrupole mass spectrometry |
| GITS | non-neural neoplasm gastrointestinal tumor |
| Glu | glutamate |
| GR | graphene |
| HA | hippuric acid |
| HC | head-column |
| HE | Hashimoto Encephalopathy |
| HFBA | 4-(heptadecafluorodecyl)benzylamine |
| HFBCF | 1,1,1,2,2,3,3-heptafluorobutyl chloroformate reagent |
| HILIC | hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography |
| HLB | hydrophilic-lipophilic balanced copolymer sorbent |
| HMDS | hexamethyldisilazane |
| HMPG sulfate | 4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenylglycol sulfate |
| HPLC-(ESI)-MS | high-performance liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization mass spectrometry |
| HPLC-FD | high performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection |
| HPLC-UV | high performance liquid chromatography with ultraviolet detection |
| HVA | homovanillic acid |
| IAA | indole-3-acetic acid |
| ITP | isotachophoresis |
| LC | liquid chromatography |
| LC-ESI-MS/MS | liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry |
| LC-FL | liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection |
| LC-MS/MS | liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry |
| L-DOPA | L-dihydroxyphenylalanine |
| LEDIF | light emitting diode-induced fluorescence |
| LIF | laser-induced fluorescence |
| L-KYN | L-kynurenine |
| LLE | liquid-liquid extraction |
| LLME | liquid-liquid microextraction |
| LLOQ | lower limit of quantification |
| LOD | limit of detection |
| LOQ | limit of quantification |
| L-Tryp | L-tryptophan |
| L-Tyr | L-Tyrosine |
| M | metanephrine |
| MAO | monoamine oxidase |
| MAOA | monoamineoxidase A |
| MBHFBA | N-methyl-bis-heptafluorobutyramide |
| MCE | microchip electrophoresis |
| MCX | mixed mode cation exchange |
| MEKC | micellar electrokinetic chromatography |
| MEPS | microextraction by packed sorbent |
| MHPG | 3-methoxy-4-hydroxyphenylglycol |
| MIPs | molecularly imprinted polymers |
| MNs | metanephrines |
| MNTI | melanotic neuroectodermal tumor of infancy |
| MRM | multiple reaction monitoring |
| NA | niacinamide |
| NBL | neuroblastoma |
| NE | norepinephrine |
| NENs | neuroendocrine neoplasms |
| NETs | neuroendocrine tumors |
| NM | normetanephrine |
| OCT | octopamine hydrochloride |
| PA | polyacrylate |
| PBA | diphenylborate |
| PBMC | peripheral blood mononu-clear cells |
| PCR | polymerase chain reaction |
| PD | Parkinson’s Disease |
| PDDA | poly(diallyl dimethylammonium) chloride |
| PDMS | polydimethylsiloxane |
| PDMS/DVB | polydimethylsiloxane/divinylbenzene |
| PEA | phenylethylamine |
| PEO | polyethylene oxide |
| PFHA | perfluoroheptanoic acid |
| PFOEI | 2-(perfluorooctyl)ethyl isocyanate |
| PFUA | perfluoroundecan-1-al |
| PGC | porous graphitic carbon |
| PHE | pheochromocytoma |
| PITC | phenylisothiocyanate |
| PTSD | post-traumatic stress disorder |
| RFS | reversed-field stacking |
| RP18 | reversed phase C18 column |
| SCX | strong cation exchange |
| SDS | sodium dodecyl sulphate |
| SPE | solid phase extraction |
| SPME | solid phase microextraction |
| SIM | selective ion monitoring |
| SRM | selective reaction monitoring |
| TB | tris-borate buffer |
| TCA | trichloroacetic acid |
| THF | tetrahydrofuran |
| THP | tris(3-hydroxypropyl)phosphine |
| UA | uric acid |
| UPLC | ultrafast performance liquid chromatography |
| UV | ultraviolet |
| UV/Vis | combined ultraviolet and visible radiation detectors, |
| VMA | vanillymandelic acid |
| WCX | weak cation exchange |