| B | Bottom cone (in the SVZ) |
| B1a (aNSPC) | Activated B1 precursor (activated neural stem/progenitor cell) |
| B1q (qNSPC) | Quiescent B1 precursor (quiescent neural stem/progenitor cell) |
| BrdU | 5-bromo-2′-deoxyuridine |
| CalB | Calbindin |
| CalR | Calretinin |
| Ccnd2 | Cyclin D2 gene |
| cD2 | Cyclin D2 |
| cD2-KO | Cyclin D2 knock-out mouse |
| Cdkn1b | p27 cyclin-dependent kinase (Cdk) inhibitor |
| D | Dorsal (wall; in the SVZ) |
| Dcx | Doublecortin |
| DG | Dentate gyrus |
| EdU | 5-ethynyl-2′-deoxyuridine |
| EGFR | Epidermal growth factor receptor |
| GCL | Granule cell layer |
| GFAP | Glial fibrillary acidic protein |
| GL | Granular layer |
| GLL | Glomerular layer |
| IPC | Intermediate progenitor cell |
| L | Lateral (wall; in the SVZ) |
| M | Medial (wall; in the SVZ) |
| MCAO | Middle cerebral artery occlusion |
| MCL | Mitral cell layer |
| NSPC | Neural stem/progenitor cell |
| OB | Olfactory bulb |
| R | Rostral (wall; in the SVZ) |
| Rb | Retinoblastoma |
| SEZ | Subependymal zone |
| SVZ | Subventricular zone |
| T | Top cone (in the SVZ) |
| TaP | Transit-amplifying cell (also C-type cell) |
| TH | Tyrosine hydroxylase |
| WT | Wild type |