| MFI | mean fluorescence intensity |
| ABC | antibodies bound per cell |
| mAb | monoclonal antibody |
| CD4 | cluster of differentiation 4 |
| CV% | coefficient of variation |
| FITC | fluorescein isothiocyanate |
| APC | Allophycocyanin |
| (AR) | number of mAbs CD4 receptor complexes on T cell |
| (ARR) | number of mAb two CD4 receptor complexes on T cell |
| (R) | number of unbound CD4 receptors on the T cell |
| PBMC | peripheral blood mononuclear cell |
| PBS | phosphate buffer saline |
| FBS | fetal bovine serum |
| SD | Standard deviation |