| 5-BT | 5-benzyloxytryptamine |
| ARNAS | Azienda di Rilievo Nazionale ad Alta Specializzazione-Highly Specialized National Relief Hospital |
| BKCa | Large-conductance calcium-activated potassium channels |
| CCh | Carbachol |
| CHO | Chinese hamster ovary cells |
| Cls | 95% confidence limits |
| DAPA | 1-[Dialkyl-phosphinoyl]-alkane |
| DED | Dry eye disease |
| DIPA | 1-[Diisopropyl-phosphinoyl]-alkane |
| DMSO | Dimethylsulphoxide |
| EC50 | Half-maximum response |
| Emax | Maximum effect |
| HeLa | Human epithelial carcinoma cell line |
| HRP | Horseradish peroxidase |
| IBD | Inflammatory bowel disease |
| IBS | Irritable bowel syndrome |
| IbTX | Iberiotoxin |
| KCl | Potassium chloride |
| KDa | Kilodalton |
| RIPA | Radioimmunoprecipitation assay |
| RNA | Ribonucleic Acid |
| RT-PCR | Reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction |
| SEM | Error of the mean |
| TEA | Tetraethylammonium chloride |
| TRP | Transient receptor potential |
| TRPM8 | Transient receptor potential melastatin 8 |
| TTX | Tetrodotoxin |
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