Abbreviation	Full Name
Anti/anti	antibiotic/antimycotic
ARC39	C10 bisphosphonate 1-aminodecane-1,1-bisphosphonic acid
ASM	acid sphingomyelinase
ASM KO	ASM-knockout
ASM WT	ASM-wildtype
Cer	ceramide
CREB	cAMP response element-binding protein
DAG	diacylglycerol
DAPI	4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole
DIV	days in vitro
DMEM	Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle’s Medium
DMSO	dimethyl sulfoxide
E 18	embryonic day 18
EGTA	ethylene glycol-bis(β-aminoethyl ether)-N,N,N′,N′-tetraacetic acid
FCS	fetal calf serum
Fura-2-AM	Fura-2-acetoxymethylester
GAD2/65	glutamic acid decarboxylase 2/65
gp	guinea pig
HBSS-/-	Hank’s balanced salt solution without calcium and magnesium
HBSS+/+	Hank’s balanced salt solution with calcium and magnesium
HPLC	high-performance liquid chromatography
hyp	hyperforin
MAP 2	microtubule associated protein 2
MDD	major depressive disorder
MQ	Millipore water
ms	mouse
MS	mass spectrometry
NB	Neurobasal
NBA	Neurobasal A
P	postnatal age
PBS	phosphate buffered saline
PC12	pheochromocytoma 12 cell line
PCR	polymerase chain reaction
pCREB	phospho-CREB (serine 133)
PPD-mix	papain-dispase-DNase mixture
rb	rabbit
RT	room temperature (20–22 °C)
S1P	sphingosine 1-phosphate
SRM	selected reaction monitoring
SDS	sodium dodecylsulfate
SM	sphingomyelin
Sph	sphingosine
TBST	TRIS buffered saline + 1% (v/v) Tween
TRIS	tris(hydroxymethyl)-aminomethan
TRPC6	canonical transient receptor potential channel 6
USA	United States of America
UV	ultraviolet light
vs.	versus