| Nerves and muscles | |
| BLn | buccolabial nerve |
| Bn | buccal nerve (more correct: buccal branch of the facial nerve, ramus buccalis, motor) |
| Fn | facial nerve (motor) |
| IOn | infraorbital nerve (sensory) |
| LLS | levator labii superioris muscle |
| NMJ | neuromuscular junction |
| Surgeries and procedures | |
| Bn-n | buccal nerve transection and end-to-end suture (anastomosis) |
| Fn-n | facial nerve transection and suture (anastomosis) |
| Fn-n + Hand | facial nerve transection and suture plus handling |
| IOn-contra-ex | excision of the contralateral infraorbital nerve |
| IOn-ipsi-ex | excision of the ipsilateral infraorbital nerve |
| IOn-n | infraorbital nerve transection and suture (anastomosis) |
| Mstim | manual stimulation, massage |
| Vstim | vibrissal stimulation |
| Occ | occipital direction |
| OP-side | operation side |
| Dyes | |
| DiI | 1,1′-dioctadecyl-3,3,3′,3′-tetramethylindo-carbocyanine perchlorate |
| FB | Fast Blue |
| FG | Fluoro-Gold |
| Statistics | |
| SD | standard deviation |
| n | number |