| ACAA2 | 3-ketoacyl-CoA thiolase |
| ACADM | medium-chain specific acyl-CoA dehydrogenase |
| ACADVL | very long-chain specific acyl-CoA dehydrogenase |
| ACAT1 | acetyl-CoA acetyltransferase |
| ACO2 | aconitate hydratase |
| ACOT1 | acyl-coenzyme A thioesterase 1 |
| ACSL1 | long-chain-fatty-acid--CoA ligase 1 |
| ACTA1 | actin, alpha skeletal muscle |
| ACTN2 | alpha-actinin-2 |
| ADSSL1 | adenylosuccinate synthetase isozyme 1 |
| AGL | glycogen debranching enzyme |
| AK1 | adenylate kinase isoenzyme 1 |
| ALDH1A1 | retinal dehydrogenase 1 |
| ALDH4A1 | delta-1-pyrroline-5-carboxylate dehydrogenase |
| ALDOA | fructose-bisphosphate aldolase A |
| ANKRD2 | ankyrin repeat domain-containing protein 2 |
| ANXA2 | annexin A2 |
| APOA1 | apolipoprotein A-I |
| APOA2 | apolipoprotein A-II |
| ARED | advanced resistive exercise device (exercise device, weight lifts) |
| ATP2A1 | sarco(endo)plasmatic reticulum Ca(2+)-ATPase 1 (SERCA 1) pump |
| ATP5A1 | ATP synthase subunit alpha |
| ATP5B | ATP synthase subunit beta |
| ATP5C1 | ATP synthase subunit gamma |
| ATP5D | ATP synthase subunit delta |
| ATP5H | ATP synthase subunit d |
| ATP5J | ATP synthase-coupling factor 6 |
| ATP5J2 | ATP synthase subunit f |
| BCL2L13 | Bcl-2-like protein 13 |
| BMI | body mass index |
| CA3 | carbonic anhydrase 3 |
| CASQ1/CASQ2 | calsequestrin-1/2 |
| CEVIS | cycle ergometer (exercise device, -> heart rate blood circulation) |
| CFL2 | cofilin-2 |
| CISD1 | CDGSH iron-sulfur domain-containing protein |
| CKB | creatine kinase B-type |
| CKM | creatine kinase M-type |
| CKMT2 | creatine kinase S-type |
| CM | countermeasure |
| CMBL | carboxymethylene butenolidase homolog |
| COL6A1 | collagen alpha-1(VI) chain |
| COL6A3 | collagen alpha-3(VI) chain |
| COQ9 | ubiquinone biosynthesis protein COQ9, mitochondrial |
| COX4I1 | cytochrome c oxidase subunit 4 isoform |
| COX5B | cytochrome c oxidase subunit 5B |
| COX6B1 | cytochrome c oxidase subunit 6B1 |
| CS | citrate synthase |
| CSA | cross sectional area (myofiber size) |
| CYB5R1 | NADH-cytochrome b5 reductase 1 |
| CYB5R3 | NADH-cytochrome b5 reductase 3 |
| CYCS | cytochrome C |
| DECR1 | 2,4-dienoyl-CoA reductase |
| DLD | dihydrolipoyl dehydrogenase |
| DLST | dihydrolipoyllysine-residue succinyltransferase component of 2-oxoglutarate dehydrogenase complex |
| DPYSL3 | dihydropyrimidinase-related protein 3 |
| ECH1 | delta(3,5)-Delta(2,4)-dienoyl-CoA isomerase |
| ECHS1 | enoyl-CoA hydratase |
| ECI2 | enoyl-CoA delta isomerase 2 |
| ECM | extracellular matrix |
| EDL | extensor digitorum longus (plantarflexor muscle) |
| EHD2 | EH domain-containing protein 2 |
| EIF5A | eukaryotic translation initiation factor 5A-1 |
| ENO1 | alpha-enolase |
| EPHX1 | epoxide hydrolase 1 |
| ER | endoplasmic reticulum (muscle fiber organelle) |
| ETFA/B | electron transfer flavoprotein subunit alpha/beta |
| ETFDH | electron transfer flavoprotein-ubiquinone oxidoreductase |
| FABP3 | fatty-acid binding protein |
| FBN1 | fibrillin 1 |
| FD | flight days |
| FGA/FGB | fibrinogen alpha/beta chain |
| FH | fumarate hydratase |
| FHL1 | four and a half LIM domains protein 1 |
| FLNA | filamin-A |
| FTH1 | ferritin heavy chain |
| GATD3 | glutamine amidotransferase-like class 1 domain-containing protein 3 |
| GC | vitamin D-binding protein |
| GDI2 | Rab GDP dissociation inhibitor beta |
| GLO1 | lactoylglutathione lyase |
| GOT1/GOT2 | aspartate aminotransferase, cytoplasmic/mitochondrial |
| GPD1 | glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase [NAD(+)], cytoplasmic |
| GPD1L | glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase 1-like protein |
| GPT | alanine aminotransferase 1 |
| GSTO1 | Glutathione S-transferase omega-1 |
| GYS1 | glycogen [starch] synthase |
| H&E | hematoxylin-eosin (histology stain) |
| HADH | hydroxyacyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase |
| HADHA | trifunctional enzyme subunit alpha |
| HHATL | protein-cysteine N-palmitoyltransferase HHAT-like protein |
| HP | haptoglobin |
| HSDL2 | hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase-like protein 2 |
| HSPB6 | heat shock protein beta-6 |
| HSPD1 | 60 kDa heat shock protein |
| IDH2 | isocitrate dehydrogenase [NADP] |
| ILK | integrin-linked kinase |
| IMMT | MICOS complex subunit MIC60 |
| ISS | International Space Station |
| IPA | ingenuity pathway analysis |
| LC–ESI–MS/MS | liquid chromatography electrospray/tandem mass spectrometry |
| µG/0G | microgravity [µG] means micro-fractional and/or zero net gravitational force [0G] |
| LDHA | L-lactate dehydrogenase A chain |
| LDHB | L-lactate dehydrogenase B chain |
| LDM | long-term mission |
| LMCD1 | LIM and cysteine-rich domains protein 1 |
| LUM | lumican |
| MAP4 | microtubule-associated protein 4 |
| MB | myoglobin |
| MDH1 | malate dehydrogenase, cytoplasmic |
| MMP2 | matrix metalloproteinase 2 |
| MSN | moesin |
| MT-CO2 | cytochrome c oxidase subunit 2 |
| MYBPC1 | myosin-binding protein C (slow type) |
| MYH2 | myosin-2 |
| MYH7 | myosin-7 |
| MYL1 | myosin light chain 1/3 |
| MYL2 | myosin regulatory light chain 2 (slow-type myofibers) |
| MYL3 | myosin light chain-3 |
| MYL6B | myosin light chain-6B |
| MYLPF | myosin regulatory light chain 2 |
| MYOM2 | myomesin-2 |
| NDUFA5 | NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] 1 alpha subcomplex subunit 5 |
| NDUFB10 | NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] 1 beta subcomplex subunit 10 |
| NDUFB8 | NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] 1 beta subcomplex subunit 8 |
| NDUFS1 | NADH-ubiquinone oxidoreductase 75 kDa subunit |
| NDUFS2 | NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] iron-sulfur protein 2 |
| NDUFS5 | NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] iron-sulfur protein 5 |
| NDUFS8 | NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] iron-sulfur protein 8 |
| NEB | nebulin |
| NME2 | nucleoside diphosphate kinase B |
| NNT | NAD(P) transhydrogenase |
| OGDH | 2-oxoglutarate dehydrogenase |
| PDHA1 | pyruvate dehydrogenase E1 component subunit alpha |
| PDLIM3 | PDZ LIM domain protein 3 |
| PFKM | ATP-dependent 6-phosphofructokinase |
| PHB | prohibitin |
| PKM | pyruvate kinase |
| PLEC | plectin |
| PPIA | peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerase A |
| PRDX1 | peroxiredoxin-1 |
| PRDX3 | thioredoxin-dependent peroxide reductase |
| PRE | preflight |
| PRKACA | cAMP-dependent protein kinase catalytic subunit alpha |
| PSMA7 | proteasome subunit alpha type-7 |
| PTGES2 | prostaglandin E synthase 2 |
| R+0 | day of return to Earth |
| RHOA | Rho A GTPase |
| RTN4 | reticulon-4 |
| RYR1 | ryanodine receptor 1 |
| S100A1 | protein S100-A1 |
| SDHA | succinate dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] flavoprotein subunit |
| SDM | short-term mission |
| SERPINC1 | antithrombin-III |
| SH3BGR | SH3 domain-binding glutamic acid-rich protein |
| SLC25A11 | Mitochondrial 2-oxoglutarate/malate carrier protein |
| SLC25A12 | Calcium-binding mitochondrial carrier protein Aralar1 |
| SLC25A4 | ADP/ATP translocase 1 |
| SLC4A1 | band 3 anion transport protein |
| SOD2 | superoxid dismutase [Mn] 2 |
| SOL | soleus muscle (deep calf postural muscle) |
| SRL | sarcalumenin |
| SUCLA2 | succinyl-CoA ligase [ADP-forming] subunit beta |
| SYNM | synemin |
| SYPL2 | synaptophysin-like protein 2 |
| T2 | treadmill 2 (exercise device, endurance) |
| TCA | tricarboxylic acid |
| TF | serotransferrin |
| TNNI1 | troponin I, slow skeletal muscle |
| TPI1 | triosephosphate isomerase |
| TPM2 | tropomyosin beta chain |
| TRIM72 | tripartite motif-containing protein 72 |
| TTN | titin |
| TUBB | tubulin beta chain |
| TUBB4B | tubulin beta-4B chain |
| TUFM | elongation factor Tu |
| UGP2 | UTP--glucose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase |
| UQCRC1/UQCRC2 | cytochrome b-c1 complex subunit 1/2 |
| UQCRQ | cytochrome b-c1 complex subunit 8 |
| VCL | vinculin |
| VDAC1/2/3 | voltage-dependent anion-selective channel protein 1/2/3 |
| VIM | vimentin |
| w/o | without |
| YBX3 | Y-box-binding protein 3 |
| YWHAZ | 14-3-3 protein zeta/delta |