| AIF | Apoptosis-inducing factor |
| ATG | Autophagy-related |
| DAB | Diaminobenzidine |
| GFAP | Glial fibrillary astrocytic protein |
| LC3 | Microtubule-associated protein light chain |
| NeuN | Neuronal nuclear antigen |
| PBS | Phosphate buffer saline |
| PFA | Paraformaldehyde |
| PVDF | Polyvinylidene fluoride |
| RT | Room temperature |
| SDS | Sodium dodecyl sulfate |
| TBS-T | Tris buffered saline-tween |
| TMT | Trimethyltin |
| TUNEL | Terminal deoxynucleotidyltransferase dUTP nick end labeling |