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Biotechnology in healthcare : an introduction to biopharmaceuticals / edited by Gavin Brooks. - London : Pharmaceutical Press, 1998. - 248p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes glossary and index.

1.An introduction to basic molecular biology -- 2.Molecular genetic mapping of disease genes -- 3.Gene cloning -- 4.DNA fingerprinting -- 5.The polymerase chain reaction (PCR): general applications and potential for clinical use -- 6.Gene therapy for the treatment of disease -- 7.Potential of antisense oligonucleotides as drugs -- 8.Potential use of transgenic animals in health and disease -- 9.The use of peptides in the treatment of neurological disease -- 10.Cytokines in cancer treatment -- 11.Monoclonal antibodies as therapeutic agents.

This work offers an introduction to the ways in which biotechnology can play a role in healthcare in combination with pharmacology.

ISBN: 9780853693727 (pbk.) : £19.95 9780853693727

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Medicine, Biochemic.
Pharmaceutical biotechnology.
Molecular Biology
Biopharmaceutics
Biotechnology
Health and Wellbeing.
Public health & preventive medicine
Pharmacology
Pharmaceutical chemistry & technology
Biomedical engineering

Dewey Class. No.: 615.19 BRO