5HT1a	5-hydroxy-tryptophan 1a
8-OH-DPAT	8-hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)-tetralin
A2E	N-retinylidene-N-retinylethanolamine
AAPH	2,2′-azobis(2-methylpropionamidine) dihydrochloride
AHR	Aryl hydrocarbon receptor
ALDH	Aldehyde dehydrogenase
AMD	Age-related macular degeneration
AP-1	Activator proteins 1
AP-2	Activator proteins 2
ARE	Antioxidant response element
AU	Arbitrary units
C/EBPα	CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein alpha
CAT	Catalase
CB	Ciliary body
CNS	Central nervous system
G6PD	Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase
GADPH	Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase
GPX	Glutathione peroxidase
GREs	Glucocorticoid response elements
GSH	Glutathione
GSR	Glutathione reductase
GSS	Glutathione synthetase
GSSG	Glutathione disulfide
HNE	4-hydroxynonenal
HO1	Heme oxygenase 1
HRPEsv	Human RPE cells
HSP70	Heat shock protein 70
IL1α	Interleukin-1α
INL	Inner nuclear layer
LRP-2	Membrane receptor protein megalin
MPP+	1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium ion
MRE	Metal response elements
MTF-1	Metal regulatory transcription factor 1
MTs	Metallothioneins
NF-1	Nuclear factor 1
NFL	Nerve fiber layer
NMDA	N-methyl-D-aspartate
NqO1	NAD(P)H dehydrogenase quinone 1
O2·	Superoxide anion
ONL	Outer nuclear layer
PPP	Pentose phosphate pathway
PRDXs	Peroxiredoxins
PZ120	120-kilodalton zinc finger protein
RGC	Retinal ganglion cell
RNS	Reactive nitrogen species
ROM1	Retinal outer segment membrane protein 1
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
RPE	Retinal pigment epithelium
RT-PCR	Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction
SEL	Selenoproteins
SOD	Superoxide dismutase
SRXN	Sulfiredoxin
STAT	Signal transducers and activators of transcription
TBP	TATA-binding protein
TFIID	Transcription factor II D
TKT	Transketolase
TM	Trabecular meshwork
TXN	Thioredoxin
UV	Ultraviolet
USF1	Upstream stimulatory factor 1
WT	Wild-type