| AADC | aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase |
| AD | aldehyde dehydrogenase |
| ADH | alcohol dehydrogenase |
| COMT | catechol-O-methyltransferase |
| DA | dopamine |
| DBH | dopamine ß-hydroxylase |
| DOPAC | 3,4-ihydroxyphenylacetic acid |
| DOPAL | 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetaldehyde |
| DOPEGAL | 3,4-methoxyphenylacetaldehyde |
| HVA | homovanillic acid |
| HMA | 4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenylacetaldehyde |
| L-DOPA | L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine |
| MAO | monoamine oxidase |
| MHPG | 3-methoxy-4-hydroxyphenylglycol |
| 3-OMD | 3-O-methyl-DOPA |
| MN | metanephrine |
| 3-MT | 3-methoxytyramine |
| MOPEGAL | 3-methoxy-4-hydroxyphenylglycolaldehyde |
| NA | norepinephrine |
| NMN | normetanephrine |
| PD | Parkinson’s disease |
| PNMT | phenolethanolamine-N-methyltransferase |
| SNc | substantia nigra pars compacta |
| TH | tyrosine hydroxylase |
| Tyr | tyrosine |
| VMA | vanillylmandelic acid |