| ABP | Actin binding protein |
| BrdU | Bromo-2′-deoxy-uridine |
| BZE | Benzoylecgonine |
| DPBS | Dulbecco’s Phosphate Buffered-Saline |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s modified eagle medium |
| ECM | Extracellular matrix |
| ERK | Extracellular regulated kinase |
| ERM | Exrin Radixin Moesin |
| FASTA | Format DNA and Protein Sequence Alignment |
| FBS | Fetal bovine serum |
| FN | Fibronectin |
| LC-MS | Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry |
| LIMK | LIM-kinase |
| MAPK | Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase |
| NAc | Nucleus accumbens |
| RIPA | Radioimmunoprecipitation assay |
| ROCK | Rho- associated kinase |
| SEM | Scanning Electron Microscopy |
| VASP | Vasodilator stimulated phosphoprotein |