| ΔR/R0 | change in fluorescence ratio, normalized to control ratio |
| ACSF | artificial cerebrospinal fluid |
| DIV | days in vitro |
| DMSO | dimethyl sulfoxide |
| DTT | 1,4-dithio-DL-threitol |
| DPI | diphenyleneiodonium chloride |
| E0′roGFP | standard redox potential |
| EroGFP | roGFP reduction potential |
| F 380max/F 380min | fluorescence ratio at 380 nm excitation, Ca2+-free/Ca2+-saturated |
| F 395/F 470 | fluorescence ratio at 395 nm excitation and 470 nm excitation |
| F 470ox | fluorescence intensity at 470 nm excitation, fully oxidized |
| F 470ox/F 470red | fluorescence ratio at 470 nm, fully oxidized/fully reduced |
| F 470red | fluorescence intensity at 470 nm excitation, fully reduced |
| FCCP | carbonyl cyanide 4-(trifluoromethoxy)phenylhydrazone |
| FCS | fetal calf serum |
| HBSS | Hanks’-balanced salt solution |
| HEPES | 4-(2-hydroxyethyl)piperazine-1-ethanesulfonic acid |
| MAP2 | microtubule associated protein 2 |
| MeCP2 | methyl-CpG binding protein 2, protein |
| MECP2 | methyl-CpG binding protein 2, encoding gene (human) |
| Mecp2 | methyl-CpG binding protein 2, encoding gene (mouse) |
| Mecp2−/y | MeCP2-deficient male mouse (hemizygous) |
| Mecp2+/− | MeCP2-deficient female mouse (heterozygous) |
| MEM | minimal essential medium |
| NOX | NADPH oxidase |
| OxDroGFP | relative degree of roGFP oxidation |
| PBS | phosphate buffered saline |
| R | fluorescence ratio |
| roGFP | reduction oxidation-sensitive green fluorescent protein |
| roGFPc | roGFP expressed in cytosol |
| roGFPm | roGFP expressed in mitochondrial matrix |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| Rox | ratio corresponding to full oxidation |
| Rred | ratio corresponding to full reduction |
| RTT | Rett syndrome |
| SOD1 | superoxide dismutase 1, Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase |
| WT | wildtype |
| XO | xanthine oxidase |
| XDH | xanthine dehydrogenase |