ANOVA	Analysis of variance
DA	Dopamine
DAergic	Dopaminergic
DAT	Dopamine transporter
DNA	Deoxyribonucleic acid
E2	17 beta-estradiol
FSCV	Fast scan cyclic voltammetry
HRP	Horseradish peroxidase
IL-6	Interleukin 6
I/O	Input/output
MP	MitoPark
MPTP	1-meth 1-4-phenyl-1236 tetrahydropyridine
MRI	Magnetic resonance imaging
NAc	Nucleus accumbens
OVX	Ovariectomy
PD	Parkinson’s Disease
PET	Positron emission tomography
SNc	Substantia nigra
SUR	Specific uptake ratio
SUV	standardized uptake value
TBST	Tris buffered saline with Tween20
TFAM	Mitochondrial transcription factor A
TH	Tyrosine hydroxylase
VOI	Volume of interest
VTA	Ventral tegmental nucleus
WT	Wild type