BDNF	Brain-derived neurotrophic factor
bFGF	Basic fibroblast growth factor
CNTF	Ciliary nerve trophic factor
dLGN	Dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus
ES	Electrical stimulation
GDNF	Glial cell-derived neurotrophic factor
Hsp70	Heat shock protein 70
IGF-1	Insulin-like growth factor
JAK/STAT	Janus kinase/signal transducers and activators of transcription
JNK	c-Jun N-terminal kinase
MAPK/ERK	Mitogen-activated protein kinase/extracellular-signal-regulated kinase
NF-κB	Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B
NGF	Nerve growth factor
NT-3	Neurotrophin-3
NT-4/5	Neurotrophin-4/5
NT-6	Neurotrophin-6
NT-7	Neurotrophin-7
NTF	Neurotrophic factor
ONI	Optic nerve injury
p75NTR	p75 neurotrophin
PI3K/AKT	Phosphoinositol-3 kinase/protein kinase B
PLC-γ	Phospholipase C- γ
RGC	Retinal ganglion cell
RT-PCR	Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction
SC	Superior colliculus
SSFO	Stabilized step function opsin
TGF-β	Transforming growth factor β
Trk	Tropomyosin related kinase