Immunochemical Protocols (Hardcover, 3rd ed. 2005)

Immunochemical techniques have been in use for many years with early examples of bacterial strain typing dating back to the 1940s. The basis for the science is the exquisite elegance of the mammalian immune system with its ability to recognize foreign proteins and to manufacture antibody m- ecules that strongly bind to the substances that elicited them. Not only are potentially harmful pathogens and toxins recognized by the immune system, but the system can be persuaded to manufacture antibodies to an astonishing array of substances. In the early days of this science, all antibodies for investigative work were produced by immunizing mammals with the substance of interest, followed by regular donor bleeds that yielded antisera. Serum produced in this way yields heterogenic populations of antibody molecules recognizing different epitopes on the target protein, which may be adequate for its intended p- poses, but can also cause problems of crossreactivity. In 1975, Kohler and Milstein reported that spleen cells from immune donor animals could be immortalized, cloned from single cells, and grown in continuous culture. This original work described the method for the production of monoclonal antibodies.

General

Imprint:	HumanaPress
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Methods in Molecular Biology, 295
Release date:	December 2004
First published:	2005
Editors:	Robert Burns
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	318
Edition:	3rd ed. 2005
ISBN-13:	978-1-58829-274-2
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Biochemistry > Biochemical immunology Promotions
LSN:	1-58829-274-6
Barcode:	9781588292742

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