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. 2020 Mar 28;21(7):2343. doi: 10.3390/ijms21072343
TIM T-cell immunoglobulin and mucin domain
Gal Galectin
PB Peripheral blood
PF Peritoneal fluid
NK Natural Killer cell
CD Cluster of differentiation
Treg Regulatory T cell
FoxP3 Forkhead box P3
Th T helper cell
TCR T cell receptor
IFNγ Interferon gamma
IL Interleukin
IL-1β Interleukin 1 beta
TNFα Tumor Necrosis Factor alpha
PBMC Peripheral blood mononuclear cell
NE Non-endometriotic
E Endometriosis
PTL Peritoneal fluid leukocytes
rASRM revised American Society of Reproductive Medicine
EU European Union
GDPR General Data Protection Regulation
SD Standard deviation
BMI Body mass index
GnRH Gonadotropin releasing hormone
DIE Deep infiltrative endometriosis
NKT Natural Killer T cell
n.s. Non-significant
MFI Mean Fluorescent Intensity
K2EDTA Dipotassium-Ethylene Diamine Tetraacetic Acid
RPMI Roswell Park Memorial Institute
FBS Fetal bovine serum
DMSO Dimethyl sulfoxide
FITC Fluorescein isothiocyanate
PE Phycoerythrin
PerCP Peridinin-chlorophyll protein
APC Allophycocyanin
D-PBS Dulbecco’s phosphate saline buffer
PFA Paraformaldehyde
FACS Fluorescence-activated cell sorting