aca

anterior commissure, anterior part

AcbC

core part of the nucleus accumbens

AcbSh

shell part of the nucleus accumbens

ACh

acetylcholine

aP

alkaline phosphatase

BSA

bovine serum albumin

CA1-CA3

cornu ammonis 1-3

cc

corpus callosum

CG

central gray

ChAT

choline acetyltransferase

cp

cerebral peduncle

CPu

caudate-putamen

cu

cuneate fasciculus

Cx

cortex

DA

dopamine

DAB

3,3-di­a­min­o­ben­zi­di­ne

DG

dentate gyrus

ELISA

enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay

Enk

Leu-enkephalin

EPl

external plexiform layer

fi

fimbria of the hippocampus

GABA

γ-amino butyric acid

Gl

glomerular layer

Glu

glutamate

GP

globus pallidus

GPe

external segment of the GP

GPi

internal segment of the GP

Gr

granule cell layer

IG

induseum griseum

ic

internal capsule

IP

interpeduncular nucleus

IPl

internal plexiform layer

ISH

in situ hybridization

Kir

inwardly rectifying K+ channels

LHb

lateral habenula

lfu

lateral funiculus

LOT

lateral olfactory tract nucleus

MG

medial geniculate

MHb

medial habenula

Mi

mitral cell layer

NGS

normal goat serum

ox

optic chiasma

PBS

phosphate buffered saline

PCR

polymerase chain reaction

PD

Parkinson’s disease

Pir

piriform cortex

Rt

reticular nucleus

SDS-PAGE

SDS-Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis

sm

stria medullaris thalami

SNc

substantia nigra pars compacta

SNr

substantia nigra pars reticulate

SO

supraoptic nucleus

STN

subthalamic nucleus

STR

striatum

SubP

substance P

SuC

superior colliculus

TAN

tonically active neuron

Thal

thalamus

Tu

olfactory tubercle

vfu

ventral funiculus

VP

ventral pallidum

VTA

ventral tegmental area