| APAO | Acetyl polyamine oxidase |
| ChAT | Choline acetyltransferase |
| DR | Diabetic retinopathy |
| EAE | Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis |
| ERG | Electroretinography |
| FDP lysine | 3-formyl-3,4-dehydropiperidino lysine |
| GCL | Ganglion cell layer |
| HRP | Horse radish peroxidase |
| INL | Inner nuclear layer |
| NMDA | N-methyl D-aspartate |
| NGS | Normal goat serum |
| OCT | Optimal cutting temperature |
| OIR | Oxygen induced retinopathy |
| ONL | Outer nuclear layer |
| OPL | Outer plexiform layer |
| PBS | Phosphate buffer saline |
| PKC | Protein kinase Ca |
| RGC | Retinal ganglion cell |
| RPE | Retinal pigment epithelium |
| SD-OCT | Spectral domain-optical coherence tomography |
| SDS-PAGE | Sodium dodecyl sulphate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis |
| SMOX | Spermine oxidase |
| STR | Scotopic threshold response |
| STZ | Streptozotocin |
| Tuj1 | Neuron-specific class III-beta tubulin |
| WT | Wild type |
| 3-AP | 3-Aminopropanal |