| Ig | Immunoglobulin in human and animal | 
| IgG | Immunogobulin G | 
| IgM | Immunogobulin M | 
| Ag | Antigen, such as peptide, protein, cell and tissue | 
| Ab | Antibody, including three main format, pAb, mAb and rAb | 
| cAb | Capture Antibody | 
| dAb | Detection Antibody | 
| Ab2 | Secondary Antibody | 
| pAb | Polyclonal Antibody | 
| mAb | Monoclonal Antibody | 
| rAb | Recombinant Antibody | 
| Ab-Eng | Antibody Engineering | 
| scFv | Single Chain Fragment Variable | 
| VH | Heavy Chain Variable region | 
| VL | Light Chain Variable region | 
| Fab/(Fab)2 | Antigen binding fragment | 
| Fc | Constant part of antibody | 
| Bis-Ab | Bispecific antibody | 
| VHH | Variable heavy chain Antibody | 
| LFI | Lateral flow immunoassay |