| ADK | Adenosine kinase |
| Ado | Adenosine |
| ADP | Adenosine diphosphate |
| AMP | Adenosine monophosphate |
| ASD | Antiseizure drugs |
| ATP | Adenosine triphosphate |
| cAMP | Cyclic AMP |
| CNS | Central nervous system |
| CNTs | Concentrative nucleoside transporters |
| EEG | Electroencephalogram |
| E-NPPs | Ectonucleotide pyrophosphatase and/or phosphodiesterases |
| E-NTPDases | Ectonucleoside triphosphate diphosphohydrolases |
| ENTs | Equilibrative nucleoside transporters |
| GABA | γ-aminobutyric acid |
| HIE | Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy |
| IL-1β | Interleukin-1β |
| KA | Kainic acid |
| MCAO | Medial carotid artery occlusion |
| MGE | Medial ganglionic eminence |
| NAD+ | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide |
| NMDA | N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor |
| NPCs | Neural progenitor cells |
| NSCs | Neural stem cells |
| NTs | Nucleotides |
| OPCs | Oligodendrocyte precursor cells |
| Panx | Pannexin |
| PTZ | Pentylenetetrazole |
| SVZ | Subventricular zone |
| TNAP | Tissue nonspecific alkaline phosphatase |
| UDP | Uridine monophosphate |
| UTP | Uridine triphosphate |
| VNUT | Vesicular nucleotide transporter |
| VZ | Ventricular zone |