A4	androstenedione
A5	androstenediol
AKT	protein kinase B
AMPA	α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid
APC	adenomatous polyposis coli
AR	androgen receptor
BBB	blood–brain barrier
BrdU	bromodeoxyuridine
CNPase	2’,3’-cyclic-nucleotide 3’-phosphodiesterase
CNS	central nervous system
Cort	corticosterone
CreER	Cre recombinase/estrogen receptor fusion protein
CRH	corticotropin releasing hormone
Dex	dexamethasone
DHEA	dehydroepiandrosterone
DHT	dihydrotestosterone
Dio2	type 2 deiodinase
E2	17-β estradiol
ER	estrogen receptor
ERK	extracellular signal-regulated kinase
FGF2	fibroblast growth factor 2
GalC	galactosylceramidase
GC	glucocorticoid
GH	growth hormone
GPR	G-protein coupled receptor
GPDH	glycerol phosphate dehydrogenase
GST-pi	glutathione-S-transferase-pi
GR	glucocorticoid receptor
HSD	hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase
IGF-1	insulin-like growth factor-1
IGF1R	insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor
IGFBP	insulin-like growth factor binding protein
IR	insulin receptor
MAPK	mitogen-activated protein kinase
MBP	myelin basic protein
MEK	mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase
mPR	membrane-bound progesterone receptor
MT1	melatonin receptor 1
MT2	melatonin receptor 2
NDRG1	N-myc downstream-regulated gene 1
NE	norepinephrine
NG2	neural/glial antigen 2
NSC	neural stem cell
O-2A	bipotential oligodendrocyte-type 2 astrocyte progenitor cells
OL	oligodendrocyte
Olig1	oligodendrocyte transcription factor 1
Olig2	oligodendrocyte transcription factor 2
OPC	oligodendrocyte precursor cell
OPP	oligodendrocyte pre-progenitor
PACAP	pituitary adenylate cyclase activating peptide
PDGF	platelet-derived growth factor
PDGFRα	platelet-derived growth factor receptor alpha
PGRMC1	membrane-associated progesterone receptor membrane component 1
PI3K	phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase
PKA	protein kinase A
PLC	phospholipase C
PLP	proteolipid protein 1
PR	progesterone receptor
PRLR	prolactin receptor
PSA-NCAM	polysialylated-neural cell adhesion molecule
RXR	retinoid-X receptor
SGK1	serum glucocorticoid regulated kinase 1
T3	triiodothyronine
T4	thyroxine
TH	thyroid hormone
TR	thyroid hormone receptor
TRE	thyroid response element
VIP	vasoactive intestinal peptide
VPAC1	vasoactive intestinal peptide receptor 1
VPAC2	vasoactive intestinal peptide receptor 2
YFP	yellow fluorescent protein