| ER | Estrogen receptor |
| ERα | Estrogen receptor α |
| ERβ | Estrogen receptor β |
| ERE | Estrogen response element |
| E2 | 17β-estradiol |
| EtOH | Ethanol |
| DAPI | 4,6-diamino-2-phenylindole |
| AVPV | Anteroventral paraventricular nucleus |
| PVH | Paraventricular nucleus of hypothalamus |
| UTR | Untranslated region |
| RACE | Rapid amplification of cDNA end |
| ORF | Open reading frame |
| FBS | Fetal bovine serum |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s modified Eagle medium |
| PBS | Phosphate-buffed saline |
| PB | Phosphate buffer |
| TBS | Tris-buffered saline |
| BSA | Bovine serum albumin |