ANOVA	analysis of variance
AP	alkaline phosphatase
BDNF	brain-derived neurotrophic factor
bFGF	basic fibroblast growth factor
BSA	bovine serum albumin
cAMP	cyclic adenosine monophosphate
CC-1	the monoclonal antibody anti-adenomatous polyposis coli clone CC1
cNPCs	cultured NPCs
CNS	central nervous system
CSPGs	chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans
CTB	cholera toxin subunit B
DAPI	basic fibroblast growth factor
DCN	dorsal column nuclei
DMSO	dimethylsulfoxide
dNPCs	dissociated NPCs
E13.5	embryonic day 13.5
ES/iPS	embryonic or induced pluripotent stem cells
GAD65/67	glutamate decarboxylase 65/67
GFAP	glial fibrillary acidic protein
GRPs	glial restricted progenitors
IACUC	Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
LN	laminin
NeuN	neuronal nuclei
NG2	Neural/glial antigen 2
NPCs	neural progenitor cells
NT-3	neurotrophin-3
PBS	phosphate buffered saline
PDGFRβ	platelet-derived growth factor receptor beta
PFA	paraformaldehyde
PLL	poly-l-lysine
SCI	spinal cord injury
SEM	standard error of the mean
VGLUT1 and 2	vesicular Glutamate Transporters 1 and 2