| ACh | Acetylcholine |
| AChE | Acetyl cholinesterase |
| AD | Alzheimer disease |
| ALS | Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
| ANOVA | Analysis of variance |
| ATP | Adenosine triphosphate |
| β-BA | Beta Boswellic acid |
| BG | Basal Ganglia |
| CAG | Cytosine, adenine, guanine |
| CAT | Catalase |
| CNS | Central nervous system |
| DA | Dopamine |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid |
| DTNB | 5,5′-dithiobis-(2-nitrobenzoic acid) |
| ECD | Electron capture detector |
| EDTA | Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid |
| ELISA | Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| ELT | Escape latency test |
| ETC | Electron transport chain |
| GABA | Gamma-amino butyric acid |
| GP | Globus pallidus |
| GSH | Glutathione |
| HD | Huntington diseases |
| H2O2 | Hydrogen peroxide |
| HPLC | High-Performance Liquid Chromatography |
| Htt | Huntigtin gene |
| LA | Locomotor activity |
| 5-LO | 5-lipoxygenase |
| MDA | Malondialdehyde |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| mHtt | Mutated huntigtin gene |
| MSN | Medium spiny neurons |
| MWM | Morris water maze |
| NMDA | N-methyl-D-aspartate |
| 3-NP | 3-Nitropropionic acid |
| PD | Parkinson’s disases |
| Poly Q | Polyglutamine |
| O2• | Superoxide |
| OH | Hydroxyl ion |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| SLA | Spontaneous locomotor activity |
| SN | Substantianigra |
| SOD | Superoxide dismutase |
| TCA | Trichloroacetic acid |
| TH | Tyrosine hydroxylase |
| TL | Transfer latency |
| TNF-α | Tumour necrosis factor-α |
| TSTQ | Time spent in the target quadrant zone |