ALS	amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
CLSM	confocal laser scanning microscopy
CNS	central nervous system
div	days in vitro
EC	electrical conductivity
EGFP	enhanced green fluorescent protein
EtOH	ethanol
GCL	granular cell layer
GFP	green fluorescent protein
IHC	immunohistochemistry
IgG	immunoglobulin G
KDR	gene coding for VEGFR-2
LCM	laser capture microdissection
LMD	laser microdissection
LB	lysogeny broth
MCL	molecular cell layer
MOC	mock transfection
N2A	neuro-2A, neuroblastoma cells
NRP	neuropilin
PBS	phosphate buffered saline
PC	Purkinje cell(s)
PC8	phenol chloroform, pH = 8
PCL	Purkinje cell layer
PFA	paraformaldehyde
PIGF	placenta growth factor
PNS	peripheral nervous system
px	postnatal day x
RDG	relative dendritic growth
RFP, DsRed	red fluorescent protein
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor
VEGF-R	VEGF receptor