PD	Parkinson’s disease
SNpc	substantia nigra pars compacta
SNpr	substantia nigra pars reticulata
VTA	ventral tegmental area
V1	visual cortex
M1	motor cortex
PFC	prefrontal cortex
DLStr	dorsolateral striatum
VMStr	ventromedial striatum
Amy	amygdala
Thal	Thalamus
NR	nucleus ruber
DHip	dorsal hippocampus
VHip	ventral hippocampus
MPTP	1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine
6-OHDA	6-hydroxydopamine
VTA	ventral tegmental area
DMSO	dimethyl sulfoxide
mNSS	modified neurological severity scores
PBS	phosphate-buffered saline
LPO	lipid peroxidation
CL	Chemiluminescence
DA	Dopamine
5-HT	Serotonin
NA	Noradrenaline
DOPAC	3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid
3-MT	3-methoxytyramine
HVA	homovanillic acid
5-HIAA	5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid
HPLC-ED	high-performance liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection
TH	tyrosine hydroxylase
DAPI	4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole
NADH	nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide