| AD | Alzheimer disease |
| ANOVA | Analysis of variance |
| CP | Calpeptin |
| DMSO | Dimethylsulfoxide |
| EDTA | Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid |
| GFAP | Glial fibrillary acidic protein |
| IACUC | Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee |
| PBS | Phosphate-buffered saline |
| PD | Parkinson’s disease |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| SN | Substantia nigra |
| SNpc | Substantia nigra pars compacta |
| SNpr | Substantia nigra pars reticulata |
| TH | Tyrosine hydroxylase |