5-HT	serotonin
ABT	activity box test
BBB	Basso, Beattie and Bresnahan
CNS	central nervous system
DAPI	4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole
DCX	doublecortin
dpi	days post injury
GFAP	glial fibrillary acidic protein
hpi	hours post injury
IL	interleukin
IFN	interferon
iNOS	inducible nitric oxide synthase
ip	intraperitoneal
MST	motor swimming test
OCT	optimal cutting temperature
PBS	phosphate buffer solution
PFA	paraformaldehyde
RT	room temperature
SCI	spinal cord injury
SEM	standard error of the mean
SERT	serotonin transporter
SSRI	selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor
TH	tyrosine hydroxylase
TNF	tumor necrosis factor
wpi	weeks post-injury