| ALDH | aldehyde dehydrogenase |
| AR | aldehyde/aldose reductase |
| αS | alpha-synuclein |
| BDNF | brain-derived neurotrophic factor |
| COMT | catechol-O-methyltransferase |
| Cys-DA | 5-S-cysteinyldopamine |
| DA | dopamine |
| DAT | cell membrane dopamine transporter |
| DLB | dementia with Lewy bodies |
| DOPAC | 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid |
| DOPAL | 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetaldehyde |
| DOPAL-Q | DOPAL quinone |
| DOPEGAL | 3,4-dihydroxyphenylglycolaldehyde |
| EPI | epinephrine |
| GGT | gammaglutamyl transferase |
| LAAAD | L-aromatic-amino-acid decarboxylase |
| MAO | monoamine oxidase |
| MSA | multiple system atrophy |
| NAC | N-acetylcysteine |
| NE | norepinephrine |
| NET | cell membrane norepinephrine transporter |
| nIRF | near-infrared fluoroscopy |
| PD | Parkinson’s disease |
| TH | tyrosine hydroxylase |
| THP | tetrahydropapaveroline |
| TrkB | tyrosine kinase B |
| VMAT | vesicular monoamine transporter |