| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| ALS | Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
| ARTN | Artemin |
| BDNF | Brain-derived neurotrophic factor |
| CEREP | A panel of assays to evaluate potential toxicity of compounds to major systems and organs |
| CGRP | Calcitonin gene-related peptide |
| DM | Diabetes mellitus |
| FAK | Focal adhesion kinase |
| FGFR | Fibroblast growth factor receptor |
| GDNF | Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor |
| GFLs | Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor family ligands |
| GFRa | Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor family receptor alpha |
| GRAL | GDNF family receptor alpha-like protein |
| GDF15 | Growth differentiation factor-15 |
| IB4 | Isolectin B4 |
| NCAM | Neural cell adhesion molecule |
| NGF | Nerve growth factor |
| NP | Neuropathic pain |
| NRTN | Neurturin |
| PD | Parkinson’s disease |
| PSPN | Persephin |
| RET | REarranged in Transfection |
| SNL | Spinal nerve ligation |
| Trk | Tropomyosin receptor kinases |