| 18S rRNA | 18S ribosomal ribonucleic acid |
| BSA | Bovine serum albumin |
| DAB | 3,3′-Diaminobenzidine |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid |
| H&E | Hematoxylin and eosin |
| HSP70 | Heat shock protein 70 |
| IHC | Immunohistochemistry |
| IL-4 | Interleukin-4 |
| IL-10 | Interleukin-10 |
| ITS2 | Internal transcribed spacer 2 |
| MAFFT | Multiple Alignment using Fast Fourier Transform |
| MEGA | Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Analysis |
| NCBI | National Center for Biotechnology Information |
| PBS | Phosphate-buffered saline |
| PCR | Polymerase chain reaction |
| TBS | Tris-buffered saline |