| ACh | Acetylcholine |
| AChE | Acetylcholinesterase |
| pAkt | Phophorylated protein kinase B (Akt) |
| PBS | Phosphate-buffered saline |
| Bcl2 | B-cell lymphoma 2 |
| Bax | Bcl2-associated X protein |
| pCREB | Phosphorylated cAMP response elements binding protein |
| BDNF | Brain derived neurotrophic factor |
| ChAT | choline acetyltransferase |
| HPLC | High-performance liquid chromatography |
| TFA | Trifluoroacetic acid |
| ABTS | 2,2′-azino-bis (3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) |
| DPPH | 2,2diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl |
| DCFH | dichlorodihydrofluorescin |
| DCF | 2′, 7′-dichlorodihydrofluorescein |
| RIPA | Radioimmunoprecipitation assay buffer |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| TUNEL | Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling |