IMMUNOLOGY - Roitt A. - Mir 2000
List of Abbreviations. Icon Symbols
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ACTH - adrenocorticotropic hormone
ADCC - antibody-dependent Cell-mediated cytotoxicity
AFC - antibody-forming cell
APC - antigen-presenting cell
LCMV - lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus
EBV - Epstein-Barr virus HEV - high endothelial venules
DTH - delayed-type hypersensitivity IDC - interdigitating dendritic cell
IL - interleukin
IFN - interferon
K - killer cell
CFU - colony-forming unit
CSF - colony-stimulating factor
MAC - membrane attack complex
MALT - mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue
MASP - mannan-binding lectin-associated Serine protease
MCP - membrane cofactor protein
Mφ - macrophage
NK - natural killer cell
CVID - common variable immunodeficiency
SLE - systemic lupus erythematosus
SCID - severe combined immunodeficiency
TGF - transforming growth factor
FDC - follicular dendritic cell
TNF - tumor necrosis factor
B - B cell
ICAM - intercellular adhesion molecule
LFA - lymphocyte function-associated antigen
LTB - leukotriene B
MHC - Major Histocompatibility Complex
T - T cell
TCR - T-cell receptor
Ts - suppressor T cell
Th - helper T cell
Tc - cytotoxic T cell
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