| AIF1 | Allograft inflammatory factor-1 (also known as Iba1) |
| CX3CR1 | C-X3-C Motif Chemokine Receptor 1 (also known as fractalkine receptor) |
| GBM | Glioblastoma |
| GSC | Glioblastoma stem-like cell |
| IHC | Immunohistochemistry |
| Iba1 | Ionized calcium-binding adapter molecule 1 (encoded by the gene AIF1) |
| LAS X | Leica Application Suite X |
| LAT1 | Amino acid transporter light chain L system (encoded by the gene SLC7A5) |
| PBR | Peripheral benzodiazepine receptor (encoded by the gene TSPO) |
| PDGFRB | Platelet-derived growth factor receptor beta |
| PET | Positron emission tomography |
| SLC7A5 | Solute carrier family 7 member 5 (also known as LAT1) |
| TAM | Tumor-associated myeloid cell |
| TCGA | The Cancer Genome Atlas |
| TSPO | Translocator protein of 18 kDa (also known as PBR) |