| Cat-S | Cathepsin S |
| CTXs | Ciguatoxins |
| Nav | Voltage-dependent sodium channel |
| NSP | Neurotoxic shellfish poisoning |
| PAR2 | Protease-activated receptor 2 |
| PbTxs | Brevetoxins |
| P-CTX-2 | Pacific-ciguatoxin-2 |
| PKA | Protein kinase A |
| PKC | Protein kinase C |
| SP | Substance P |
| TRPV4 | The transient receptor potential vanilloid 4 |
| TTX | Tetrodotoxin |
| TTX-r Nav | Tetrodotoxin-resistant Nav channel |
| TTX-s Nav | Tetrodotoxin-sensitive Nav channel |