2-APB	2-aminoethoxydiphenylborate
3T1AM	3-iodothyronamine
AITC	allyl isothiocyanate
AMTB hydrochloride	N-(3-Aminopropyl)-2-[(3-methylphenyl)methoxy]-N-(2-thienylmethyl)benzamide hydrochloride
ATP	adenosine triphosphate
C3	cryosim-3, 1-diisopropylphosphorylnonane
CaM	calmodulin
CB1	cannabinoid receptor 1
CGRP	calcitonin-gene-related peptide
DED	dry eye disease
FPP	farnesyl pyrophosphate
GABA	gamma aminobutyric acid
GPCR	G-protein-coupled receptors
HB-LT	High-background, low-threshold
HCE	human conjunctival epithelial cells
HCECs	human corneal epithelial cells
IASP	International Association for the Study of Pain
JNK1	c-Jun N-terminal protein kinase
LB-HT	Low-background, high -threshold
LGE	lachrymal gland excision
M8-B hydrochloride	N-(2-Aminoethyl)-N-(4-(benzyloxy)-3-methoxybenzyl)thiophene-2-carboxamide hydrochloride, N-(2-Aminoethyl)-N-[[3-methoxy-4-(phenylmethoxy)phenyl]methyl]-2-thiophenecarboxamide hydrochloride
NGF	nerve growth factor
OOemg	orbicularis oculi muscle activity
RTX	resiniferatoxin
SP	substance P
TAK1	transforming growth factor beta-activated kinase 1
TBSC	trigeminal brainstem sensory complex
TGFβ1	transforming growth factor β1
TRP channel	transient receptor potential channel
TRPA	transient receptor potential channel ankyrin
TRPC	transient receptor potential channel canonical
TRPM	transient receptor potential channel melastatin
TRPML	transient receptor potential channel mucolipin
TRPN	transient receptor potential channel NOMPC-like
TRPP	transient receptor potential channel polycystin
TRPV	transient receptor potential channel vanilloid
Vc/C1	subnucleus caudalis/upper cervical cord
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor
Vi/Vc	trigeminal subnucleus interpolaris/caudalis