C3 |
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complement factor |
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C3a |
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Small fragment of complement factor C3 |
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C3b |
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Large fragment of complement factor C3 |
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CD |
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cluster of differentiation, nomenclature system refering to surface markers on hematopoietic cells |
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CD14 |
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receptor on myelomonocytic cells, binds to a complex of lipopolysaccharide and lipopolysaccaride binding protein (LBP) |
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CD20 |
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receptor on B cells, oligormers may form a calcium channel |
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CD25 |
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Aon various cells of the immune system, alpha chain of the IL-2 receptor |
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CD3 |
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on thymocytes and T cells: associated with the TCR |
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CD4 |
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on T cell subsets, monocytes, macrophages, coreceptor binding to MHC class II molecules |
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CD8 |
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on T cell subsets and thymocyte subsets, coreceptor binding to MHC class I molecules |
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CD95 |
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Also termed Fas or APO-1; expressed on many cell types, death receptor, involved in apoptosis |
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CD95L |
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ligand for CD95 (also called Fas-ligand) |
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cDNA |
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complementary DNA: artificial DNA strand, complementary to isolated RNA and synthesized by viral reverse transcriptase |
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CFSE |
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carboxyfluorescein diacetate succinimidyl ester: used for cell labeling |
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CRE recombinase |
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viral enzyme, responsable for recombination of the bacteriophage P1 genome |
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CTL |
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cytotoxicT lymphocytee |
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51CR |
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chromium, radioactive isotype |
