Chapter 36: Abbreviations Used
January 21, 2021Elementary Immunology
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Abbreviations Used are:
| B-L | B-Lymphocytes. |
| T-L | T-Lymphocytes. |
| CD | A cluster of Differentiation. These are surface glycoprotein. |
| NK Cell | Natural Killer Cells. |
| IL | Interleukin. |
| APC | Antigen Presenting Cell. |
| CDR | Complementarity Determining Region. |
| CTL-4 | |
| MHC | Mayer Histocompatibility Complex. |
| HLA | Human Leucocyte Antigen. |
| ECF-A | Eosinophil Chemotactic Factor of Anaphylaxis. |
| SRS-A | Slow Releasing Substances of Anaphylaxis. |
| PAF | Platelets Activating Factor. |
| HDN | Hemolytic Diseases of Newborn. |
| GVHD | Graft Versus Host Disease. |
| GVD | Graft Versus Disease. |
| IFN-α | Interferon Alpha. |
| IFN-β | Interferon Beta. |
| IFN-γ | Interferon Gamma. |
| S/S | Sign and Symptom. |
| ANA | Antinuclear Antibody. |
| dsDNA | Double-Stranded DNA. |
| SS | Sjogren’s Syndrome. |
| RF | Rheumatoid Factor. |
| PSS | Progressive Systemic Sclerosis. |
| PDGF | Platelets Derived Growth Factor. |
| TGF-β | |
| PAN | Polyarthritis Nodosa. |
| ANCA | Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody. |
| TGF-β1 | Transforming Growth Factor-Beta. |
| PA | Pernicious Anaemia. |
| AHA | Autoimmune Hemolytic Anaemia. |
| ICA | Islet Cell Antibody. |
| IAA | Insulin Autoantibody. |
| FA | Fluorescent Antibody. |