| AB | antibody |
| B6; 129s | mouse strains (B6 = C57/Bl6; 129s = 129S2/SvPasCrl) |
| BMC | bone marrow cells |
| BMT | bone marrow transplantation |
| CD | cluster of differentiation |
| ELG | extra-orbital lacrimal gland |
| FMO | fluorescence-minus-one |
| GVHD | graft-versus-host-disease |
| HLA | human-leukocyte antigen |
| IHC | immunohistochemistry |
| IV | intravenous injection |
| IP | intraperitoneal injection |
| MHC | major histocompatibility complex |
| miHA | minor histocompatibility antigen |
| PBS | phosphate-buffered solution |
| RT-PCR | real-time polymerase chain reaction |
| TBI | total body irradiation |