| A2B5 | Cell surface ganglioside epitope |
| AR | Androgen Receptor |
| ARE | Androgen Response Elements |
| BBB | blood-brain barrier |
| 5α-DHP | 5α-dihydroprogesterone |
| 5α-DHT | 5α-dihydrotestosterone |
| 3α,5α-THP | 3α,5α-tetrahydroprogesterone: allopregnanolone |
| CAIS | Complete Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome |
| CC1 | Clone that recognizes the N-terminal of the protein product of the APC (adenomatous polyposis coli), and binds Quaking 7 (an RNA-binding protein). |
| CNPase | 2′,3′-Cyclic-nucleotide 3′-phosphodiesterase |
| CNS | Central nervous system |
| EAE | Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis |
| E2 | Estradiol |
| GABA | γ-aminobutyric acid |
| GalC | Galactocerebroside |
| GR | Glucocorticoid Receptors |
| HMG-CoA | 3-hydroxy-3-methyl-glutaryl-coenzyme A |
| HSP | Heat-Shock Protein |
| HRE | Hormone Response Element |
| LPC | Lysophosphatidylcholine (Lysolecithin) |
| MAG | Myelin-associated glycoprotein |
| MBP | Myelin basic protein |
| MENT | 7α-methyl-19-nortestosterone |
| MOG | Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein |
| MPA | Medroxyprogesterone acetate |
| MS | Multiple Sclerosis |
| NG2 | Sulfated proteoglycan |
| NK | Natural Killer |
| NKx2.2 | Homeodomain transcription factor |
| NP | Neural Precursors |
| O1&O4 | Oligodendrocyte Markers 1&4 |
| OL | Oligodendrocyte |
| Olig1&2 | Basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factors 1&2 |
| OPCs | Oligodendrocyte Progenitor Cells |
| P450scc | P450 side chain cleavage (CYP11A1) |
| PDGFRα | Platelet Derived Growth Factor Receptor alpha |
| PGRMC1 | Membrane-associated progesterone receptor membrane component 1 |
| PLP/DM20 | Proteolipid protein and its alternatively spliced isoform DM-20 |
| PM | Plasma Membrane |
| PR | Progesterone Receptor |
| PRIMS | Pregnancy in Multiple Sclerosis |
| SCI | Spinal Cord Injury |
| SR | Steroid Receptor |
| STZ | Streptozotocin |
| Tfm | Testicular feminization mutation |