The Lock and Key of Medicine : Monoclonal Antibodies and the Transformation of Healthcare /

The untold story of monoclonal antibodies-the molecular heroes of biotechnology that revolutionized the diagnosis and treatment of more than fifty major diseases This book is the first to tell the extraordinary yet unheralded history of monoclonal antibodies. Often referred to as Mabs, they are unfa...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Marks, Lara, 1963- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven [Connecticut] ; London : Yale University Press, [2015]
Temas:
Monoclonal antibodies.
Antibodies, Monoclonal > therapeutic use
Antibodies, Monoclonal
Anticorps monoclonaux.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > General.
MEDICAL > Clinical Medicine.
MEDICAL > Diseases.
MEDICAL > Evidence-Based Medicine.
MEDICAL > Internal Medicine.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Illustrations
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Abbreviations
  • Hunting for the Elusive "Magic Bullet"
  • A Hesitant Start Patents, Politics, and Process
  • Breakthroughs at the Bench
  • The First Medical Applications
  • Joy, Disappointment, Determination Early Clinical Tests
  • The Wild West of Antibody Commercialization
  • The Challenge of Monoclonal Antibody Drugs
  • Antibody Engineering: A Renaissance for Mab Therapeutics
  • Blockbuster Mab Drugs
  • A Quiet Revolution: The Legacy of Monoclonal Antibodies
  • Notes
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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