AC	Adenylate Cyclase
ANOVA	Analysis of Variance
AP	Action Potential
APD	Action Potential Duration
ATP	Adenosine Triphosphate
BAPTA	1,2-bis(o-aminophenoxy)ethane-N,N,N′,N′-tetraacetic acid
Ca2+	Calcium
EGTA	Ethylene Glycol Tetraacetic Acid
ER	Endoplasmic Reticulum
ESC	Embryonic Stem Cell
FASTQ	Text-based format for storing nucleotide sequences and quality scores
FASTQC	Quality Control tool for High-Throughput Sequence Data
HEK	Human Embryonic Kidney
HEPES	4-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1-piperazineethanesulfonic acid
HISAT	Hierarchical Indexing for Spliced Alignment of Transcripts
IK	Delayed Rectifier Potassium Current
IL	Late Membrane Current
IMGC	Mechanically Gated Current
ISAC	Stretch-Activated Current
KATP	ATP-sensitive Potassium Channel
KB	Kraftbrühe
KOH	Potassium Hydroxide
KV	Voltage-Gated Potassium Channel
MEF	Mechanoelectrical Feedback
MG	Microgravity
MGC	Mechanically Gated Channel
NFAT	Nuclear Factor of Activated T-cells
NMDA	N-Methyl-D-Aspartate
NO	Nitric Oxide
NOS	Nitric Oxide Synthase
PDE	Phosphodiesterase
PSS	Physiological Salt Solution
RNA	Ribonucleic Acid
SD	Standard Deviation
SEM	Standard Error of the Mean
SMG	Simulated Microgravity
TASK	TWIK-related Acid-sensitive K+ channel
TBST	Tris-Buffered Saline with Tween 20
TPM	Transcripts Per Kilobase Million
TREK	TWIK-Related K+ Channel
TRIS	Tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane
TRP	Transient Receptor Potential
TTX	Tetrodotoxin