Abbreviations
- Con A :
-
Concanavalin A
- Con A sup :
-
Con A induced supernatant of rat spleen cells
- TCGF :
-
T cell growth factors
- MHC:
-
major histocompatibility complex
- allo-H-2 :
-
allogeneic major histocompatibility antigens
- H-minor :
-
minor histocompatibility antigens
- TNP :
-
trinitrophenyl
- TNBS :
-
trinitrobenzenesulfonic acid
- TNCB :
-
trinitrochlorobenzene
- TNP-Cap-Glu-Glu :
-
TNP-caproic acid-N-diglutamyl
- SRBC :
-
sheep red blood cells
- HRBC :
-
horse red blood cells
- CRBC :
-
chicken red blood cells
- Strep. A :
-
Group A streptococci
- T E :
-
effector T cell
- T S :
-
suppressor T cell
- T H :
-
helper T cell
- CTL :
-
cytotoxic T cell
- P :
-
precursor
- CFC :
-
clone-forming cell
- F o :
-
probability to observe a negative culture
- N :
-
cell number ø frequency
- u=<j>=ø E .N :
-
multiplicity of effector T cells distributed around exact number j of TE
- v=<i>=ø S .N :
-
multiplicity of suppressor T cells distributed around exact number i of TS
- R=ø E /ø S ratio :
-
A(j): number of TS needed to suppress a culture containing j TE.
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Eichmann, K., Fey, K., Kuppers, R. et al. Network regulation among T cells; Conclusions from limiting dilution experiments. Springer Semin Immunopathol 6, 7–32 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01857364
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