| 3Rs | Replacement, Reduction and Refinement, a rule for performing more humane animal research |
| ACBS | Animalerie du Campus Biologie Santé (animal facility of the biology and health campus). |
| AHCC | active hexose-correlated compound |
| ESA | European Space Agency |
| g | gravity on Earth |
| GEPAM | gravitational experimental platform for animal models |
| HU | hindlimb unloading |
| ISS | international space station |
| RPM | random positioning machine |
| rVOR | roll-induced vestibulo-ocular reflex |
| StAR-LUE | Structure d’Appui à la Recherche—Lorraine Université d’Excellence (Research Support Structure—Lorraine University of Excellence) |
| TCR | T-cell receptor |
| TLR | Toll-like receptor |