| AKT | Protein kinase B |
| AMYG | Amygdala |
| ANOVA | Analysis of variance |
| BLA and CeA | Basolateral and central nuclei of the amygdala |
| CAMKII | Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II |
| DH | Dorsal hippocampus |
| ELS | Early life stress |
| EPM | Elevated plus maze |
| FKBP5 | FK506-binding protein 5/FK506-binding protein 51 |
| GAPDH | Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| GR | Glucocorticoid receptor |
| GSK-3β | Glycogen synthase kinase 3 |
| HPA | Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis |
| HPC | Hippocampus |
| MWM | Morris water maze |
| pAKTSer473 | Phosphorylated AKT at Serine 473 |
| pGSK-3βSer9 | Phosphorylated GSK-3β phosphorylation at Serine 9 |
| P1 | Postnatal Day 1 |
| P21 | Postnatal Day 2 |
| PPI | Prepulse inhibition |
| PTSD | Post-traumatic stress disorder |
| PVDF | Polyvinylidene fluoride or polyvinylidene difluoride |
| SDS-PAGE | Sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis |
| SEM | Standard error of the mean |
| VH | Ventral hippocampus |