Abbreviation: Definition: Ab antibody ADCC antibody dependent cellular cytotoxicity Ag antigen APC antigen presenting cell B cell bursa-derived lymphocyte BSA bovine serum albumin c with (L.= cum) C constant C' complement CD cluster designation antigen CMI cell mediated immunity Con A concanavalin A CSA colony stimulating factor CTL cytotoxic lymphocytes ECF eosinophil chemotactic factor ELISA enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay ER endoplasmic reticulum Fab fragment of antibody; from papain digest F(ab')2 fragment resulting after pepsin digest FACS fluorescent-activated cell sorter Fc fragment crystallizable; from papain digest GVH graft versus host (disease) H chain heavy chain HAT hypoxanthine, aminopterin, & thymidine HEV high endothelial venule; a.k.a.= PCV HLA human leukocyte antigen HPRT hypoxanthine phosphoribosyl transferase HRP horseradish peroxidase Hv hypervariable IDC interdigitating cell IEP immunoelectrophoresis IFN interferon Ig immunoglobulin IL interleukin IR immune response K cell natural killer cell with ADCC L chain light chain LPS lipopolysaccharide LT leukotriene LT lymphotoxin MAF macrophage activating facor MHC major histocompatibility complex MIF macrophage inhibition factor MO monocyte Mf macrophage NK cell natural killer cell p after (L.= post) PALS periarteriolar lymphoid sheath PCV postcapillary venule; a.k.a.= HEV PG prostaglandin PHA phytohemagglutinin PMN polymorphonuclear (granulocyte); a.k.a.=
neutrophil PWM pokeweed mitogen RAST radioallergosorbent test RES reticuloendothelial system RIA radioimmunoassay RIST radioimmunosorbent test SCID severe combined immunodeficiency disease SRBC sheep red blood cells SRS-A slow reacting substance of anaphylaxis T cell thymus-derived lymphocyte TNF tumor necrosis factor V variable
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