| α2BR Ab | α2BR antibody; |
| α2CR Ab | α2CR antibody; |
| α2DR Ab | α2DR antibody; |
| Acb | nucleus accumbens; |
| Amy | amygdala; |
| Arc | arcuate nucleus; |
| Cpu | caudate putamen nucleus; |
| GRN | gigantocellular reticular nucleus; |
| Hb | habenular nucleus; |
| Hip | hippocampus; |
| HWT | hindlimb withdrawal threshold; |
| IgG | nonspecific immunoglobulin; |
| IVC | inferior vena cava; |
| LC | locus coeruleus; |
| Mφ | blood mononuclear macrophages; |
| Myo | myocardium; |
| NRM | nucleus raphe magnus; |
| NTS | nucleus of the solitary tract; |
| PBN | parabrachial nucleus; |
| Pf | parafascicular nucleus; |
| PAG | periaqueductal gray; |
| PVN | hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus; |
| PVT | paraventricular thalamus; |
| SCDH | spinal cord L4-L6 dorsal horn; |
| Sm | thalamic nucleus submedius; |
| SN | substantia nigra; |
| SVC | superior vena cava; |
| VMH | ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus; |
| Yoh | yohimbine |