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. 2020 Aug 13;21(16):5819. doi: 10.3390/ijms21165819
AA Arachidonic acid
ACTH Adrenocorticotropic hormone
AEA Anandamide
ASD Autism spectrum disorders
Bdnf Brain derived neurotrophic factor
BMA Basomedial nucleus of the amygdala
BLA Basolateral nucleus of the amygdala
CB1-R Cannabinoid type 1 receptor
CeA Central nucleus of the amygdala
CeM Centromedial nucleus of the amygdala
CORT Corticosterone
CRS Chronic restraint stress
CRF Corticotrophin releasing factor
CSDS Chronic social defeat stress
CUS Chronic unpredictable stress
Dnmt DNA methyltransferase
eCB Endocannabinoid
FAAH Fatty acid amine hydrolase
GAD67 Glutamic acid decarboxylase enzime, 67KDa
GR Gucocorticoid receptor
HPA Hypothalamic pituitary adrenal
LA Lateral nucleus of the amygdala
MeA Medial nucleus of the amygdala
NR-1 Subunit 1 of the N-Metyl-D-Aspartate (NMDA) receptor
OXTR Oxytocin receptor
POMC Proopiomelano-cortin
PSA-NCAM Polysialylated form of the neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM)
PTSD Post-traumatic stress disorder
PV Parvalbumin
PWSI Post-weaning social isolation
RORA RAR related orphan receptor A (circadian rhythm-related gene)
UCMS Unpredictable chronic mild stress
VGAT Vesicular GABA transporter
VGLUT1 Vesicular glutamate transporter type 1
WHO World Health Organization
2-AG 2-arachidonoyl-glycerol
Δ9-THC Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol