| BAX | Bcl-2-associated X protein |
| Casp-3 | caspase-3 |
| Casp-9 | caspase-9 |
| CDK1 | Cyclin-dependent kinase 1 |
| CTL | control |
| DCI | decompression Illness |
| EVA | extravehicular activity |
| GADD45α | growth arrest and DNA damage |
| HO-1 | heme oxygenase-1 |
| IAP | inhibitor of apoptosis |
| Nqo1 | NADPH: quinone oxidoreductase-1 |
| PARP | poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase |
| PBS | phosphate buffered saline |
| qPCR | quantitative polymerase chain reaction |
| RNS | reactive nitrogen species |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SEM | standard error of mean |