| NASA | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| ISS | International Space Station |
| LEO | Low Earth Orbit |
| hMSCs | human Mesenchymal Stem Cells |
| ANP | Atrial Natriuretic Peptide |
| hiPSC-CM | human induced Pluripotent Stem Cell–Derived Cardiomyocytes |
| Hi-SEAS | Hawaii Space Exploration Analog and Simulation |
| PGCs | Primordial Germ Cells |
| SCFA | Short-chain fatty acids |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| BDNF | Brain-derived neurotrophic factor |