| Ach | Acetylcholine |
| cAMP | Cyclic adenosine monophosphate |
| ChAT | Choline acetyltransferase |
| CGRP | Calcitonin gene related peptide |
| CNTF | Ciliary neurotrophic factor |
| DRG | Dorsal root ganglion |
| FBS | Fetal bovine serum |
| GAPDH | Glyceraldehyde phosphodehydrogenase |
| HPRT | Hypoxanthine phosphoribosyl transferase |
| NG | Neuroblastoma-glioma |
| NGF | Nerve growth factor |
| RA | Retinoic acid |
| SDS | Sodium dodecyl sulphate |
| VAChT | Vesicular acetylcholine transporter |