| Ag |
antigen |
| AIDS |
acquired immune deficiency syndrome |
| APC |
antigen-presenting cell |
| BPO |
benzylpenicilloyl |
| BSA |
bovine serum albumin |
| C |
complement |
| C region |
constant region of Ig |
| cAMP |
cyclic AMP |
| cDNA |
complementary DNA |
| CFA |
complete Freund's adjuvant |
| CFU |
colony-forming unit |
| Con A |
concanavalin A |
| CSF |
colony-stimulating factor |
| CTL |
cytotoxic T lymphocyte |
| DEAE |
diethylaminoethyl |
| DNP |
dinitrophenyl |
| ds |
double-stranded（as dsDNA） |
| E |
erythrocyte |
| EBV |
Epstein-Barr virus |
| EDTA |
ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid |
| ELISA |
enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| E:T ratio |
effector to target ratio |
| FACS |
fluorescence-activated cell sorter |
| FCS |
fetal calf serum |
| FITC |
fluorescein isothiocyanate |
| GvH |
graft versus host |
| HAT |
hypoxanthine aminopterin thymidine |
| HIV |
human immunodeficiency virus |
| HLA |
human histocompatability leukocyte antigens |
| HPLC |
high performance liquid chromatography |
| Id |
idiotype |
| IEF |
isoelectric focusing |
| IFA |
incomplete Freund's adjuvant |
| IFN |
interferon（e.g., IFNγ） |
| IL |
interleukin（e.g., IL2） |
| i.p. |
intraperitoneal |
| i.v. |
intravenous |
| LATS |
long acting thyroid stimulator |
| LPS |
lipopolysaccharide |
| mAb |
monoclonal antibody |
| 2-ME |
2-mercaptoethanol |
| MEM |
minimum essential medium |
| MHC |
major histocompatibility complex |
| MLR |
mixed leukocyte（lymphocyte）reaction |
| ND |
not determined |
| NK cell |
natural killer cell |
| NS |
not significant |
| NZB |
New Zealand Black |
| NZW |
New Zealand White |
| OVA |
ovalbumin |
| p |
probability value |
| PAGE |
polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis |
| PBL |
peripheral blood lymphocyte |
| PBS |
phosphate-buffered saline |
| PCA |
passive cutaneous anaphylaxis |
| PG |
prostaglandin |
| PHA |
phytohemagglutinin |
| P-K |
Prausnitz-Küstner |
| PPD |
purified protein derivative（tuberculin） |
| PWM |
pokeweed mitogen |
| r |
recombinant（e.g., rIFNγ） |
| R |
receptor（e.g., IL2R） |
| RBC |
red blood cell |
| RIA |
radioimmunoassay |
| RAST |
radioallergosorbent test |
| RIST |
radioimmunosorbent test |
| s.c. |
subcutaneous |
| SD |
standard deviation |
| SDS |
sodium dodecyl sulfate |
| SE |
standard error |
| SRBC |
sheep red blood cells |
| ss |
single-stranded（e.g., ssDNA） |
| TCR |
T cell receptor for antigen |
| TdR |
thymidine deoxyribose（also UdR, AdR） |
| Th cell |
T helper cell |
| TNF |
tumor necrosis factor |
| TNP |
trinitrophenyl |
| Ts cell |
T suppressor cell |
| UV |
ultraviolet |
