AKT	Protein kinase B
AP2	Apelin at dose 2 ng/mL
AP20	Apelin at dose 20 ng/mL
APAF1	Apoptotic protease-activating factor 1
BAK	Bcl-2 homologous antagonist/killer
BAX	Bcl-2-like protein 4
BCL2	B-cell lymphoma 2
BCL3	B-cell lymphoma 3 protein
BID	BH3-interacting domain death agonist
BIRC6	Baculoviral IAP repeat-containing 6
BOK	Bcl-2-related ovarian killer protein
BSA	Bovine Serum Albumin
CASP 7	Caspase 7
CASP14	Caspase 14
CASP2	Caspase 2
CASP3	Caspase 3
CASP8	Caspase 8
CRADD	Caspase and RIP adapter with death domain
CST	Cell Signaling Technology
Ct	Cycle threshold number
DAB	3,3′-diaminobenzidine
DEDD	Death effector domain containing
DIABLO	Diablo IAP-binding mitochondrial protein
DMEM	Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle’s Medium
E2	Oestradiol
EDTA	ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
ERK1/2/MAP3/1	Mitogen-activated protein kinase
FBS	Fetal Bovine Serum
hCG	Chorionic gonadotropin
hPL	Human placental lactogen
IUGR	Intrauterine growth restriction
MCL-1	Induced myeloid leukemia cell differentiation protein MCL1
NOD1	Nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain containing protein 1
P4	Progesterone
PBS	Phosphate-buffered saline
pyr-apelin-13	Pyroglutamylated apelin-13
RAU	Relative Absorbance Unit
RLU	Relative Luminescence Unit
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
SDS	sodium dodecyl sulfate
SEM	Standard error of the mean
TNFR	Tumor necrosis factor receptor
TNFRSF25	Tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily member 25
XIAP	X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis