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Biotechnology in healthcare : an introduction to biopharmaceuticals / edited by Gavin Brooks.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : Pharmaceutical Press, 1998.Description: 248p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780853693727 (pbk.) :
  • 9780853693727
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 615.19 BRO
Contents:
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.
Summary: This work offers an introduction to the ways in which biotechnology can play a role in healthcare in combination with pharmacology.
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Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending 615.19 BRO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 113408

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.

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