| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| Hcy | Homocysteine |
| 8-OxoG | 8-oxoguanine |
| CNS | Central nervous system |
| GFAP | Glial fibrillary acidic protein |
| DCFH-DA | 2′,7′-dichlorofluorescin diacetate |
| FPG | Formamidopyridine DNA glycosylase |
| IF-FISH | Immuno-fluorescence-fluorescent in situ hybridization |
| TIF | Telomere dysfunction-induced Foci |
| TRF | Telomere restriction fragment |
| qPCR | Quantitative PCR |