| Pd | Palladium |
| DTH | Delayed-type hypersensitivity |
| TCR | T cell receptor |
| TRAV | TCRα variable |
| APCs | Antigen presenting cells |
| MHC | Major histocompatibility complex |
| TRAJ | TCRα junction |
| WT | Wild-type |
| SLN | Submandibular lymph node |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| PBS | Phosphate buffered saline |
| SD | Standard deviation |
| TRBV | TCRβ variable |
| B2m | β2m-Microgloblin |
| B2m−/− mice | C57BL/6 deficient β2m-microgloblin mice |
| I-Ab−/− mice | C57BL/6 deficient MHC II H2-Ab1 (I-Ab) mice |
| mM-CSF | Mouse macrophage colony stimulating factor |
| mAbs | Monoclonal antibodies |
| PMA | Phorbol myristate acetate |
| PI | Propidium iodide |