| α-MEM | Alpha-minimum essential medium |
| Acan | Aggrecan |
| ANOVA | Analysis of variance |
| aNSCs | Adult neural stem cells |
| BMP | Bone morphogenetic protein |
| BSA | Bovine serum albumin |
| Caspr | Contactin-associated protein |
| Chrd | Chordin |
| CLSM | Confocal laser scanning microscopy |
| CNPase | 2′,3′-Cyclic-nucleotide 3′-phosphodiesterase |
| CNS | Central nervous system |
| CTGF | Connective tissue growth factor |
| Dag1 | Dystroglycan |
| DAPI | 4´,6-diamidin-2-phenylindol |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium |
| DTT | Dithiothreitol |
| ECM | Extracellular matrix |
| EF | Enrichment factor |
| EGF | Epidermal growth factor |
| EM | Electron microscopy |
| FCS | Fetal calf serum |
| FDR | False discovery rate |
| FGF | Fibroblast growth factor |
| Fn | Fibronectin |
| Gas6 | Growth arrest-specific protein 6 |
| GFAP | Glial fibrillary acidic protein |
| GFP | Green fluorescent protein |
| GM | Grey matter |
| GSTπ | Glutathione-S-transferase-π |
| GO | Gene Ontology |
| GOBP | Gene Ontology biological process |
| GOCC | Gene Ontology cellular component |
| IGFBP | Insulin-like growth factor-binding protein |
| IgG | Immunoglobulin G |
| Lamb2 | Laminin subunit beta-2 |
| LC–MS/MS | Liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry/mass spectrometry |
| MBP | Myelin basic protein |
| MMP | Matrix metalloproteinase |
| MSCs | Mesenchymal stem cells |
| MSC-CM | Mesenchymal stem cell conditioned medium |
| NB | Neurobasal |
| NF | Neurofilament |
| NG2 | Neural/glial antigen 2 |
| NGS | Normal goat serum |
| Olig2 | Oligodendrocyte transcription factor 2 |
| OPCs | Oligodendrocyte progenitor cells |
| PBS | Phosphate-buffered saline |
| PFA | Paraformaldehyde |
| ps | Pre-stimulated |
| Psap | Prospaposin |
| pt | Post transplantation |
| Sdcbp | Syntenin-1 |
| SP | Signal peptide |
| Spp1 | Osteopontin |
| SVZ | Subventricular zone |
| TCA | Trichloroacetic acid |
| Thbs1 | Thrombospondin 1 |
| TIMP-1 | Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase type 1 |
| TM | Transmembrane |
| Tnc | Tenascin c |
| UPS | Unconventional protein secretion |
| WM | White matter |