| Ado | Adenosine |
| AP | Acupuncture |
| ARL67156 | 6-N,N-Diethyl-β-γ-dibromomethylene-D-adenosine-5′-triphosphate |
| CFA | Complete Freund’s adjuvant |
| DMSO | Dimethyl sulfoxide |
| eATP | Extracellular ATP |
| HBSS | Hank’s balanced salt solution |
| HC067047 | (2-Methyl-1-[3-(4-morpholinyl)propyl]-5-phenyl-N-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1H-pyrrole-3-carboxamide |
| L-L assay | Luciferin–luciferase assay |
| MS | Mechanosensitive |
| Nt5e | Ecto-5′-nucleotidase |
| NTPDases | Nucleoside triphosphate diphosphohydrolases |
| OCT | Optimal cutting temperature compound |
| PAP | Prostatic acid phosphates |
| PBS | Phosphate-buffered saline |
| PFA | Paraformaldehyde |
| PWL | Paw withdraw latency |
| PWT | Paw withdraw threshold |
| RuR | Ruthenium red |
| TRPA1 | Transient receptor potential ankyrin 1 |
| TRPV4 | Transient receptor potential vanilloid 4 |