| AAv | Adeno-associated virus |
| ARTN | Artemin |
| BBB | Blood–brain barrier |
| CERE-120 | Adeno-associated virus-encoded neurturin |
| ER | Endoplasmic reticulum |
| ERK | Extracellular signal-regulated kinases |
| EsR | Estrogen receptor |
| GFLs | GDNF family ligands |
| GDNF | Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factors |
| GFRAL | GDNF family receptor alpha-like |
| GFRα | GDNF family receptor alpha |
| GDF15 | Growth differentiation factor-15 |
| HSCR | Hirschsprung |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinases |
| MEN | Multiple endocrine neoplasia |
| NRTN | Neurturin |
| NP | Neuropathic pain |
| PSPN | Persephin |
| PTC | Papillary thyroid carcinoma |
| PD | Parkinson’s disease |
| RETRP | Rearranged in transfectionRetinitis Pigmentosa |
| SNpc | Substantia nigra pars compacta |