| PEA2 | Phenylethylamine |
| CORT | Corticosterone |
| MDD | Major depressive disorder |
| HPA | Hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal |
| BDNF | Brain-derived neurotrophic factor |
| TrkB | Tropomyosin receptor kinase B |
| Ras | Small GTP-binding protein |
| ERK | Extracellular-signal-regulated kinase |
| PLC-γ | Phosphoinositide phospholipase C |
| PI3K | Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinases |
| AKT | Serine/threonine kinase |
| TAAR | Trace amine-associated receptor |
| SYP | Synaptophysin |
| PSD95 | Postsynaptic density protein 95 |
| E/I | Excitatory/inhibitory |
| SPT | Sucrose preference test |
| TST | Tail suspension test |
| EPM | Elevated plus-maze |
| FST | Forced swimming test |
| NMDA | N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor |
| NT3 | Neurotrophin-3 |
| TrkC | Tropomyosin receptor kinase C |