AADC	Dopa Decarboxylase (Aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase)
ADHD	Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder
ALDH1A1	Aldehyde Dehydrogenase 1 family member A1
Ascl1	Achaete-scute family bHLH transcription factor 1
BDNF	Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor
α-syn	α-synuclein
bHLH	basic Helix–Loop–Helix
CNS	Central Nervous System
DA	Dopamine
DAT	Dopamine transporter (SLC6A3)
Dbh	ß-hydroxylase
Ddc	Gene encoding AADC
En1	Engrailed-1
ENS	Enteric Nervous System
ERK	Extracellular-signal regulated kinases 1/2
FGF8	Fibroblast Growth Factor 8
Foxa1/2	Forkhead box A1/2
Gbx2	Gastrulation brain homeobox 2
GDNF	Glial Derived Neurotrophic Factor
GFAP	Glial Fibrillary Acid Protein
GFRa	GDNF Family Receptor alpha
Gli1	Glioma associated oncogene 1
Glu	Glutamate
GRP75	Glucose Regulated Protein 75
HDAC4	Histone deacetylase 4
Grp	Gastrin releasing peptide
LMX1a/b	LIM homeobox transcription factor 1 alpha/beta
Lmo3	LIM Domain Only 3
MAPK	Mitogen-activated protein kinases
mDA	Midbrain dopaminergic
mES	Mouse Embryonic Stem cells
miRNAs	microRNAs
MPTP	1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6 tetrahydropyridine
Msx1	Msh homeobox 1
mtHsp70	Mitochondrial heat shock protein 70
mTOR	Mechanistic target of rapamycin (serine/threonine kinase)
Neurod6	Neuronal differentiation 6
Ngn2	Neurogenin 2
Nkx2.2	NK2 Homeobox 2
Nurr1	Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 4 Group A Member 2 (NR4A2)
NRLP3	Nod-like Receptor Protein 3 inflammasome
6-OHDA	6-hydroxydopamine
Otx2	Orthodenticle homeobox 2
Pax2	Paired box gene 2
PD	Parkinson’s Disease
Pitx3	Paired-like homeodomain 3
PTC	Patched
Ret	Ret protooncogene
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
RXR	Retinoid X Receptor
SHH	Sonic Hedgehog
SN	Substantia nigra
SNc	Substantia nigra pars compacta
SNG1	Small nucleolar RNA host gene 1
Sox2	SRY-2 (Sex determining region Y) Box 2
Sox10	SRY-10 (Sex determining region Y) Box 10
SVZ	Subventricular zone
TH	Tyrosine Hydroxylase
VEGF	Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor
VGLUT2	Vesicular Glutamate Transporter 2
VMAT2	Vesicular Monoamine Transporter 2
VTA	Ventral Tegmental Area
Wnt1	Wingless-type MMTV integration site family member 1