APC	allophycocyanin
BSA	albumin from bovine serum
CT	cholera toxin
DMEM	Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle Medium
ELISA	enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
FBS	fetal bovine serum
FITC	fluorescein isothiocyanate
GALT	gut-associated lymphoid tissue
IFN	interferon
I	inventoried
Ig	immunoglobulin
IL	interleukin
MLN	mesenteric lymph nodes
NF	nuclear factor
OPD	o-phenylenediamine
OVA	ovalbumin
OVA/C	sensitized group fed cocoa diet
OVA/R	sensitized group
PBS	phosphate-buffered saline
PCR	polymerase chain reaction
PE	phycoerythrin
PerCP	peridininchlorophylla protein
RF/C	reference group fed cocoa diet
RF/R	reference group
Tc	T cytotoxic
TCR	T cell receptor
Th	T helper cells
TNF	tumor necrosis factor