εA	1,N6-ethenoadenine
εC	3,N4-ethenocytosine
8-oxoG	8-oxoguanine
IIIv	Third brain ventricle
ACTH	Adrenocorticotropic hormone
AL	Allopregnanolone
AMG	Amygdaloid nucleus
ANOVA	Analysis of variance
AP	Apurinic/apyrimidinic site
APE1	AP-endonuclease 1
BDNF	Brain-derived neurotrophic factor
BER	Base excision repair
CA	Cornu ammonis
CNS	Central nervous system
CRH	Corticotropin-releasing hormone
CSF	Cerebrospinal fluid
DMSO	Dimethyl sulfoxide
GABA	γ-aminobutyric acid
HPA	Hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis
icv	Intracerebroventricular
MPG	N-methylpurine DNA glycosylase
NER	Nucleotide excision repair
TDG	Thymine DNA glycosylase
OGG1	8-oxoguanine glycosylase
PVN	Paraventricular nucleus
RL	Ringer-Locke solution
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
SEM	Standard error of the mean
SOD	Superoxide dismutase