AUC	Area under the Curve
b.w.	Body Weight
CNS	Central Nervous System
D1	Relaxation Delay
DC	Dendritic Cells
DLS	Dynamic Light Scattering
DMEM/F-12	Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle Medium/Nutrient Mixture F-12
DPI	Days Post Injury
DPPC	1.2-Dipalmitoyl-Sn-Glycero-3-Phosphocoline
DSPE-PEG2000	1.2 Distearoyl-Sn-Glycero-3-Phosphoethanolamine-N-(Methoxy (Polyethylene glycol)-2000) Ammonium Salt
EAE	Experimental allergic Encephalomyelitis
FBS	Fetal Bovine Serum
FOV	Field of View
i.v.	Intravenous
IBD	Inflammatory Bowel Disease
IFNγ	Interferon Gamma
IL-10	Interleukin 10
IL-4	Interleukin 4
LPS	Lipopolysaccharide
MRI	Magnetic Resonance Imaging
MRS	Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
N.I.	Non Incubated
NAV	Number of Averages
NDS	Normal Donkey Serum
NMR	Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
NS	Number of Scans
OCT	Optimal Cutting Temperature Compound
p.i.	Post Injury
P1	Pulse
PB	Phosphate Buffer
PBS	Phosphate Buffered Saline
PDI	Polydispersity Index
PFA	Paraformaldehyde
PFC	Perfluorocarbon
PFCE	Perfluoro-15-Crown-5 Ether
PFCE-NE	Perfluoro-15-Crown-5 Ether Based Nanoemulsion
PL1	Power Level
PRESS	Point Resolved Spectroscopy
RES	Reticuloendothelial System
RF	Rare Factor
Rhodamine-DOPE	1,2-Dioleoyl-Sn-Glycero-3-Phosphoethanolamine-N-(Lissamine Rhodamine B Sulfonyl) (Ammonium Salt)
ROI	Region Of Interest
RT	Room Temperature
SC	Spinal Cord
SI	Signal Intensity
SCI	Spinal Cord Injury
SW	Sweep Width
T1	Longitudinal Relaxation Time
T2	Transversal Relaxation Time
T2w	T2 Weighted
TE	Echo Time
TFA	Trifluoroacetic Acid
TR	Repetition Time