| CaM | calmodulin |
| CaMK | Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase |
| FAD | flavin adenine dinucleotide |
| FMN | flavin mononucleotide |
| GABA | γ-aminobutyric acid |
| LTP | long-term potentiation |
| NADPH | nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate |
| NMDA | N-methyl-D-Aspartate |
| NMDAR | NMDA receptor |
| NO | nitric oxide |
| NOS | NO synthase |
| nNOS | neuronal NO synthase |
| PPase | protein phosphatase |
| PP1 | protein phosphatase 1 |
| PP2A | protein phosphatase 2A |
| PSD | post-synaptic density |
| PSD-95 | postsynaptic density 95 kDa |
| RSS | reactive sulfur species |