Ach	Acetylcholine
AchE	Acetylcholinesterase
AkT	Protein kinase B
ALS	Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
ALT	Alanine transaminase
ANOVA	Analysis of variance
AST	Aspartate transaminase
Bax	Bcl-2 associated X protein
Bcl-2	B cell lymphoma-2
BDNF	Brain-derived growth factor
cAMP	Cyclic AMP
Caspase-3	Cysteine-aspartic proteases, cysteine aspartases or cysteine-dependent aspartate-directed proteases-3
CNS	Central nervous system
CSF	Cerebrospinal fluid
ELT	Escape latency time
FST	Forced swim test
GABA	Gamma amino butyric acid
GLP-1	Glucagon like peptide-1
GLP-1R	Glucagon like peptide-1 receptor
GLUT	Glucose transporter
GSH	Reduced glutathione
GST	Grip strength test
HDL	High-density lipoprotein
IBD	Intestinal bowel disease
IGF-1	Insulin-like growth factor-1
IGF-1R	Insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor
IL-1β	Interleukin-1β
IRS-1	Insulin receptor substrate-1
LDH	Lactate dehydrogenase
LDL	Low-density lipoprotein
LPS	Lipopolysaccharide
MBP	Myelin basic protein
MDA	Malondialdehyde
MeHg	Methylmercury
MND	Motor neuron disease
MS	Multiple sclerosis
MWM	Morris water maze
NGF	Nerve growth factor
NO2	Nitrite
ODC	Oligodendrocytes
PC12	Pheochromocytoma cell 12
PI3K	Phosphoinositol 3-kinase
rh-IGF-1	Recombinant human-IGF-1
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
SMA	Spontaneous motor activity
SOD-1	Superoxide dismutase 1
TACE	TNF-α converting enzyme
TG	Triglycerides
TNF-α	Tumor necrosis factor-α
TSTQ	Time spent in target quadrant
4-HI	4-hydroxyisoleucine
5-HIAA	5-hydroxy indole acetic acid
5-HT	Serotonin