| Actb | β-Actin |
| AU | Arbitrary units |
| BS | Brain stem |
| CE | Cerebellum |
| Cer | Ceramides |
| CTL | Cytotoxic T lymphocytes |
| DC | Dihydro ceramides |
| FC | Frontal cortex |
| FTY720 | Fingolimod |
| Gapdh | Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| HC | Hippocampus |
| HPTLC | High-performance thin-layer chromatography |
| HPβCD | 2-hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin |
| iPSC | Induced pluripotent stem cell |
| LC | Lactosylceramides |
| LPA | Lysophosphatidic acid |
| LPC | Lysophosphatidylcholine |
| MC | Monohexosyl ceramides |
| MDC | Monohexosyl dihydroceramides |
| NDCs | Neuronal differentiated cells |
| NPC1 | Niemann–Pick type C1 |
| NPCs | Neural progenitor cells |
| P | Postnatal |
| p | Passage |
| PC | Parieto-occipital cortex |
| PCR | Polymerase chain reaction |
| Ppia | Peptidylprolyl isomerase A |
| qRT-PCR | Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction |
| Rf | Retention factor |
| S1P | Sphingosine-1-phosphate |
| S1pr | Sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor |
| SM | Sphingomyelin |
| Sph | Sphingosine |