Biotechnological innovations in health care.
Contributor(s): Beekman, M. J. H. I
| Turnock, G | Open Universiteit (Heerlen, Netherlands) | Thames Polytechnic | BIOTOL (Project).
Material type: 
BookSeries: Biotechnology by Open Learning (Series): Publisher: Oxford ; Boston : Butterworth-Heinemann, 1991Description: x, 299 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 0750614935 ; 0750614978 .Subject(s): Pharmaceutical biotechnology | Biological products | BiotechnologyDDC classification: 610.28
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Store Item | 610.28 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00018437 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Medicinal products are important in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases and considerable resources are invested in their invention and development. The advent of new biochemical techniques has greatly increased our understanding of the molecular processes taking place in living organisms and has also created the possibility for their manipulation. These developments have already led to the production of many novel medicinal products and many more are being developed. This text is designed to provide insight and information in how modern biotechnology may be applied to produce useful medicinal products by drawing on industry's experiences to date.
Authors, M.J.H.I. Beekman and others; editor, G. Turnock.
"Published on behalf of Open Universiteit and Thames Polytechnic.".
Includes index.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Include: Some perspectives in medical biotechnology
- Development stages for health care products
- Regulatory affairs
- Case study: Human insulin of rDNA origin
- Case study: Erythropoietin - a growth factor produced by rDNA technology
- Case study: Hepatitis B vaccines: a product of rDNA techniques
- Case study: Orthoclone OKT3 - a therapeutic antibody produced by hybridoma technology
- Case study: A vaccine for Aujeszky's disease
- Case study: Myoscint - a monoclonal antibody preparation used for cardiac imaging