| AChR—Acetylcholine receptor |
| ANOVA—Analysis of variance |
| BTX—Bungarotoxin |
| BTX—rho-Bungarotoxin-rhodamine |
| Crtl—Control |
| DIG—Digoxigenin |
| EDTA—Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid |
| FISH—Fluorescent in situ hybridization |
| FL—Full length |
| FWHM—Full-width at half maximum |
| GAP43—Growth Associated Protein 43 |
| GAPDH—Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphatase dehydrogenase |
| hnRNP R—Heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein R |
| IHC—Immunohistochemistry |
| IMP1—IGF2 mRNA-binding protein 1 |
| LAL—Levator auris longus |
| LNA—Locked nucleic acid |
| mAb—Monoclonal antibody |
| MAP1B—Microtubules-associated protein 1B |
| mRNP—Messenger ribonucleoprotein |
| NF—Neurofilament |
| NMJ—Neuromuscular Junction |
| OA—Obliquus abdominis |
| pAb—Polyclonal antibody |
| PCR—Polimerase Chain-Reaction |
| PBS—Phosphate-Buffered Saline |
| PFA—Paraformaldehyde |
| PLP—Paraformaldehyde lysine phosphate |
| RIPA—Radioimmunoprecipitation assay buffer |
| RT—Room temperature |
| SDS—Sodium dodecyl sulfate |
| SMA—Spinal muscular atrophy |
| SMN—Survival motor neuron |
| snRNA—small nuclear RNA |
| snRNP—Small U-type ribonucleoprotein |
| SSC—Saline-sodium citrate |
| STED—Stimulated emission depletion |
| TBST—Tween 20 and Tris-buffered saline |
| TVA—Transversus abdominis |
| WB—Western blot |
| WT—Wild-type |