Brain Development: Normal Processes and the Effects of Alcohol ...

x LIS T OF ABBREVIATION S
β-E P β-endorphi n
bFG F basi c fibroblast growth facto r (aka fibroblas t
growth facto r 2 )
BH Bcl- 2 homolog y
BMP bon e morphogeni c protei n
BSID Bayle y Scales of Developmen t
BrdU bromodeoxyuridin e
[Ca 2+
] i intracellula r concentratio n o f Ca 2+
CAM cel l adhesio n molecul e
cAMP cycli c adenosin e monophosphat e
CAP cel l adhesio n protei n
CBG corticosteron e bindin g globulin
CC corpu s callosum
CC K cholecystokini n
CD13 3 cel l determinan t 13 3 (hematopoieti c ste m
cell marker , aka promini n cdk cyclindependen
t kinas e
Cdk cyclin-dependen t kinase
cGM P cycli c guanosine monophosphat e
ChAT cholin e acetyltransferas e
CKI cyclin-dependen t kinase inhibito r
CN S centra l nervou s system
CON A concanavali n A
COR T corticosteron e
CP cortica l plate
CRE B cycli c AMP respons e elemen t bindin g protein
CRH corticotropi n releasin g hormon e
CRH-R 1 corticotropi n releasin g hormon e typ e 1
recepto r
CRM P collapsi n respons e mediato r protei n
CT compute r tomograph y
CVLT- C Californi a Verbal Learnin g Test- children' s
version
CYP2E1 cytochrom e P450 2E 1
CytOx cytochrom e C oxidase
DA dopamin e
Dab disable d
DC C delete d in colorecta l cance r
DHβ E dihydro-β-erythroidin e
DIABL O direc t IAP binding protein
DI V day s in vitro
DNA-PKc s DNA-dependen t protei n kinas e
catalytic subunit
DO I l-(2,5-dimethoxy-4-iodophenyl)-2 -
aminopropan e hydrochloride
DO R δ-opioid receptor s
DR G dorsa l root ganglia
DT I diffusio n tenso r imagin g
EC 50 concentratio n effectin g a half maximal
response
ECM extracellula r matrix
EG F epiderma l growth facto r
EGF r epiderma l growth facto r recepto r
EG L externa l granular layer of the cerebellu m
EM electro n microscop y
ERK extracellula r signal regulate d kinas e
ES embryoni c stem
ETS environmenta l tobacc o smok e
FAD D Fas-associate d deat h domai n
FAS feta l alcoho l syndrom e
FASD feta l alcoho l spectru m disorder s
FasL Fa s ligand
FCM D Fukuyama-typ e congenita l muscular
dystroph y
FE E feta l ethanol-expose d
FG F fibroblas t growth facto r
FILI P filami n A-interactin g protei n
fMRI functiona l magneti c resonanc e imagin g
G gestationa l day
GABA γ-aminobutyri c aci d
Gadd45 γ growt h arres t and DN A damage-inducibl e
GD F growt h differentiatio n facto r
GD X gonadectom y
GE ganglioni c eminenc e
GF growt h fractio n
GFA P glia l fibrillar y acidi c protei n
GM C ganglio n mothe r cel l
GnR H gonadotropin-releasin g hormone
GR glucocorticoi d recepto r
GR P glial-restricte d precursor
GS H glutathion e
GTPas e guanosin e 5'-triphosphatas e
HG F hepatocyt e growth facto r
hn heteronuclea r