| %Vol | Percentage relative volume |
| 2DE | Two-dimensional electrophoresis |
| 2D | Two-dimensional |
| ACN | Acetonitrile |
| ACO2 | Mitochondrial aconitase |
| AD | Alzheimer disease |
| ALS | Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
| AP-1 | Activator protein 1 |
| APP | Amyloid-beta precursor protein |
| ATPB | ATP synthase subunit beta, mitochondrial |
| BMP | Bone morphogenetic protein |
| CHAPS | 3-[(3-cholamidopropyl) dimethylammonio]-1-propanesulfonate |
| CHCA | α-cyano-4-hydroxycinnamic acid |
| CNP | 2′,3′-cyclic-nucleotide 3′-phosphodiesterase |
| CNS | Central nervous system |
| DTE | 1,4-Dithioerythritol |
| DPYSL2 | Dihydropyrimidinase-Related Protein 2 |
| DUB | Deubiquitinase |
| ER | Endoplasmic reticulum |
| ERAD | Endoplasmic reticulum-associated degradation |
| FC | Fold change |
| GALC | Galactosylceramidase |
| GalCer | Galactosylceramide |
| GFAP | Glial fibrillary acidic protein |
| GWAS | Genome-wide association studies |
| HIF-1A | Hypoxia-inducible factor 1-alpha |
| Het | Heterozygous mice (galc +/−) |
| HRM-PCR | High resolution melting polymerase chain reaction |
| IBMPFD | Inclusion body myopathy with early-onset Paget disease and frontotemporal dementia 1 |
| IEF | Isoelectrofocusing |
| IF | Intermediate filament |
| KD | Krabbe disease |
| LacCer | Lactosylceramide |
| LB | Lewy body |
| LSD | Lysosomal storage disease |
| MALDI | Matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization |
| MAP | Microtubule-associated-protein |
| MBP | Myelin basic protein |
| NDRG1 | N-myc downstream regulated 1 |
| NS | Nervous system |
| OS | Oxidative stress |
| p47 | NSFL1 cofactor p47 |
| PBS | Phosphate buffer saline |
| PC1 | First principal component |
| PC2 | Second principal component |
| PC3 | Third principal component |
| PCA | Principal component analysis |
| PCs | Principal components |
| PD | Parkinson disease |
| PDC | Pyruvate dehydrogenase complex |
| PHS | Public health service |
| PKC | Protein kinase C |
| PFE | Plasma fibrinogen extravasation |
| PMF | Peptide mass fingerprinting |
| PN | Proteostasis network |
| PNS | Peripheral nervous system |
| PP2A | Protein phosphatase 2A |
| Psy | Psychosine |
| PwMS | People with multiple sclerosis |
| RACK1 | Receptor of activated protein c kinase 1 |
| SDS | Sodium dodecyl sulfate |
| SPN | Shortest-path-network |
| STAT1 | Activator of transcription-1 |
| STAT3 | Activator of transcription-3 |
| TCA | Tricarboxylic acid |
| TCTP | Translationally-controlled tumor protein |
| TOF | Time of flight |
| TW | Homozygous twitcher mice (galc −/−) |
| UCHL5 | Ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 5 |
| UPS | Ubiquitination proteasome system |
| VCP | Transitional endoplasmic reticulum ATPase; alternative name: valosin-containing protein |
| VIME | Vimentin |
| WB | Western blot |
| WT | Homozygous wild-type mice (galc +/+) |