AAV	adeno-associated virus
ADV	Adenoviruses
AZ	apical zone
BBB	blood-brain barrier
CAR	coxsackie receptor and adenovirus receptor
CG	corpus geniculatlim
CNS	central nervous system
CSF	cerebrospinal fluid
cTO	caudal optic tectum
DA	dopaminergic complex
DAPI	4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole dihydrochloride
DMZ	dorsal matrix zone
DNA	deoxyribonucleic acid
Dth	dorsal thalamus
DTN	dorsal thalamic nucleus
EDC	eurydendroid cells
Ep	Epithalamus
Epi	Epiphysis
GCaMP6m-FP	genetically encoded indicators of calcium
GECI	genetically encoded calcium indicators
GFP	green fluorescent protein
GM1	monosialotetrahexosylganglioside
Grl	granular layer
Grnl	ganglionar layer
H	Habenula
HSPG	surface heparan sulfate proteoglycan
HuCD	RNA-binding proteins which induce neuronal differentiation activity
IF	Immunofluorescence
IHC	Immunohistochemical
III	Infundibulum
IV	fourth ventricle
Ml	molecular layer
N is	nucleus isthmi
NC	nucleus corticalis
nR	nucleus rotundus
PC	Purkinje cells
PD	Parkinson’s disease
PTp	posterior tubercle
PVZ	periventricular zone
PZ	parenchimal zone
rAAV	recombinant adeno-associated viral vectors
RFP	red fluorescent protein
SGAP	stratum grizerum et al.bum periventriculare
SGC	stratum grizerum centrale
SVZ	subventricular zone
VTA	ventral tegmental area
WGA	wheat germ agglutinin