| 13cisRA | 13cis retinoic acid |
| 9cisRA | 9cis retinoic acid |
| ADH | Alcool dehydrogenase |
| ALDH | Aldehyde dehydrogenase |
| APL | Acute promyelotic leukemia |
| ATRA | All-trans retinoic acid |
| ATPR | 4-amino-2-trifluoromethyl-phenyl retinate |
| CD44 | Cluster of differentiation 44 |
| CRABP2 | Cellular retinoic acid binding protein 2 |
| CRBP | Cellular retinol binding protein |
| CSC | Cancer stem cell |
| CYP26 | Cytochrome P450 26A1 |
| CYP450 | Cytochrome P450 |
| EMT | Epithelial to mesenchymal transition |
| GC | Gastric cancers |
| GCSC | Gastric cancer stem cell |
| MALT | Mucosa associated lymphoid tissue |
| N-Cor | Nuclear corepressor |
| PDX | Patient derived xenograft |
| PML | Promyelotic leukemia |
| PLZF | Promyelotic leukemia zinc finger |
| RA | Retinoic acid |
| R-ALDH | Retinaldehyde dehydrogenase |
| RAR | Retinoic acid receptor |
| RARE | Retinoic acid response element |
| RII | N-4-(hydroxycarbophenyl) retinamide |
| RXR | Retinoid X receptor |
| SMRT | Silencing mediator of RA and thyroid hormone receptor |