| AA | antimycin |
| AD | Alzheimer′s disease |
| AMPA | α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazole propionic acid |
| BTP2 | N-{4-[3,5-bis(Trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]phenyl}-4-methyl-1,2,3-thiadiazole-5-carboxamide, |
| CFP | cyan fluorescent protein |
| CGN | cerebellar granule neurons |
| CICR | Ca2+-induced Ca2+-release |
| CREB | cAMP-response element binding protein |
| ER | endoplasmic reticulum |
| ERK | extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| FCCP | carbonyl cyanide 4-(trifluoromethoxy)phenylhydrazone |
| GPI | glycosylphosphatidylinositol |
| iGluR | ionotropic glutamatergic receptor |
| IP3 | inositol triphosphate |
| mGluR | metabotropic glutamatergic receptor |
| MTR | MitoTracker Red |
| NMDA | N-methyl-D-aspartate |
| OCR | oxygen consumption rate |
| PM | plasma membrane |
| PP2 | 3-(4-chlorophenyl) 1-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-1H-pyrazolo(3,4-d)pyrimidin-4-amine |
| PrPC | cellular prion protein |
| PrP-KO | PrP-knockout |
| PrPSc | abnormal PrPC conformer present in prions |
| R | Rotenone |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SEM | standard error of the mean |
| SFK | Src family kinases |
| SOCE | store-operated Ca2+ entry |
| STIM | stromal interaction molecules |
| TMRM | tetramethylrhodamine methyl ester |
| VAS 2870 | 3-benzyl-7-(2-benzoxazolyl)thio-1,2,3-triazolo(4,5-d)pyrimidine |
| YFP | yellow fluorescent protein |
| WB | western blot |