ASD	Autism spectrum disorder
3-MHPG	3-Methoxy-4-hydroxyphenylglycol
5caC	5-carboxyl-cytosine
5fC	5-formyl-cytosine
5HIAA	5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid
5hmC	5-hydroxymethylcytosine
5mC	5methylcytosine
MECP2	Methyl CPG binding protein 2
ART	Antiretroviral therapy
ABCA1	ATP-binding cassette transporter 1
BACE1	Beta-Secretase 1
BDNF	Brain-derived neurotrophic factor
CPS1	Carbamoyl phosphate synthetase 1
CAT	Catalase
CNS	Central nervous system
CSF	Cerebrospinal fluid
CP	Critical period
d-AMPH	Dextroamphetamine
DNMTs	DNA methyltransferases
ERK	Extracellular signal-regulated kinase
Flt1	Fms Related Receptor Tyrosine Kinase 1
FST	Forced swim test
GABA	Gamma aminobutyric acid
GD	Gestational Day
UGT	Glucuronyl-transferase
GSH	Glutathione
GSH-Px	Glutathione peroxidase
GST	Glutathione-S-transferase
GSK-3	Glycogen synthase kinase-3
HAT	Histone acetyltransferases
HDACs	Histone deacetylases
HCY	Homocysteine
HVA	Homovanillic acid
HIV	Human immune deficiency virus
HPG axis	Hypothalamic–pituitary–gonadal axis
HIF1α	Hypoxia inducible factor alpha
IEG	Immediate–early gene
LSD	Lysine-specific demethylase
MARCKSL1	Macrophage Myristoylated Alanine-Rich C Kinase Substrate
MDD	Major depression disorder
MBD	Methyl-binding domain
NGF	Nerve growth factor
NTD	Neural tube defects
NMDA	N-Methyl-D-Aspartate
NFkB	Nuclear factor kappa B
PLOG	Polymerase gamma gene
PSMS	Post-translational histone modifications
PSEN1	Presenilin-1
RNS	Reactive nitrogen species
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
SAH	S-adenosylhomocysteine
SAMe	S-adenosylmethionine
SAHH	SAH hydrolase
SCN1A	Sodium channel neuronal type 1 alpha
SOD	Superoxide dismutase
TET	Ten-eleven translocation
TdT	Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase
Thcy	Total HCY
TSA	Trichostatin A
TrkB	Tropomyosin-related kinase receptor B
VPA	Valproic acid
Vegf-a	Vascular endothelial growth factor a