| ANOVA | analysis of variance |
| DA | dopamine |
| DG | dentate gyrus |
| GABA | γ-Aminobutyric acid |
| GD | gestation day |
| LSD | least significant difference |
| mPFC | medial prefrontal cortex |
| PD | postnatal day |
| PG | poly I:C-group |
| PI | poly I:C-isolation |
| poly I:C | poly-inosinic/cytidylic acid |
| PPI | prepulse inhibition |
| PV | parvalbumin |
| SEM | standard error of the mean |
| SG | saline-group |
| SI | saline-isolation |
| TH | tyrosine hydroxylase |
| VTA | ventral tegmental area |