| MPs | Blood Borne Microparticles |
| OPB | Oxygen Pre-Breathing |
| VGE | Vascular Gas Emboli |
| DCS | Decompression Sickness |
| NF-kB | Nuclear Factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| NRF2 | Nuclear Factor Erythroid 2 Related–Factor 2 |
| PO2 | Oxygen Partial Pressure |
| TSP | Thrombospondin 1 |
| NF-E2 | Nuclear Factor, Erythroid 2 |
| HIFs | Hypoxia Inducible Factors |