| AC | acidic |
| HA | high ammonia |
| DI | double-ionized |
| HPA | hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal |
| GR | glucocorticoid receptor |
| MO | morpholino |
| AuNP-PVP | gold nanoparticles coated with PVP |
| PPa | the anterior part of the parvocellular preoptic nucleus |
| PPp | the posterior part of the parvocellular preoptic nucleus |
| TPp | the periventricular nucleus of the posterior tuberculum |
| Hc | the caudal zone of the periventricular hypothalamus |
| Vv | the ventral nuclei of the ventral telencephalic area |
| VM | the ventromedial thalamic nuclei |
| A | the anterior thalamic nuclei |
| PGm | the preglomerular nuclei |
| TPp | the periventricular nucleus of the posterior tuberculum |
| Cans | the commissura ansulata |
| IPN | the interpeduncular nucleus |
| TTBc | the crossed tecto-bulbar tract |
| PVN | the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus |
| PFC | the prefrontal cortex |
| Dpf | day-post-fertilization |
| mPFC | the medial prefrontal cortex |
| CB1 receptor | cannabinoid receptor type-1 |
| RE | the reuniens nuclei in the thalamus |
| RH | the rhomboid nuclei in the thalamus |
| CeL/C | the lateral and capsular division of the central amygdala |
| CeM | the central amygdala |
| dHbM | the medial subregion of the dorsal habenula |
| i/vIPN | the intermediate/ventral interpeduncular nucleus |
| dHbL | the lateral subregion of the dorsal habenula |
| d/iIPN | the dorsal/intermediate interpeduncular nucleus |
| DRN | the dorsal raphe nucleus |