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. 2016 Nov 21;5(4):45. doi: 10.3390/biology5040045
BCR B cell receptor
CDR complementarity determining region
CH constant heavy
CL constant light
D diversity
Fab fragment antigen-binding
Fc fragment crystallizable
GALT gut associated lymphoid tissue
Ig immunoglobulin
IgH immunoglobulin heavy chain
IgL immunoglobulin light chain
IgSF immunoglobulin superfamily
J joining
MHC major histocompatibility complex
MYA million years ago
N non-template
P palindromic
RAG recombination activating gene
SALT skin associated lymphoid tissue
Sec secreted
SHM somatic hypermutation
TCR T cell receptor
TdT terminal nucleotidyl transferase
Tm transmembrane
V variable
VH variable heavy
VL variable light
VLR variable lymphocyte receptor