Mammary Gland Transgenesis: Therapeutic Protein Production
Published on 3. October 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
XII, 222 pages
978-3-662-03374-6 (ISBN)
Description
This book presents the latest in mammary gland transgenesis, the exploitation of transgenic technology for the production of therapeutic proteins by routine or conventional methods. Following a section with an overview of all relevant methodologies, readers will find relevant information on the regulation of milk gene expression and bioreactor species such as cattle, rabbits and pigs.
More details
Series
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1998
Language
English
Place of publication
Berlin
Germany
Publishing group
Springer Berlin
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Research
Illustrations
23 s/w Abbildungen
XII, 222 p. 23 illus.
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
371 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-662-03374-6 (9783662033746)
DOI
10.1007/978-3-662-03372-2
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Fidel O. Castro | Juhani Jänne
Mammary Gland Transgenesis: Therapeutic Protein Production
Therapeutic Protein Production
Book
02/1998
Springer
€119.99
Article exhausted; check different version
Content
1. The Mammary Gland as a Bioreactor: A Personal Perspective.- 2. Introducing Genetic Information into Mammalian Embryos.- 3. The Factors of Tissue-Specific Expression of the Bovine ?-Casein Gene.- 4. Casein Gene-Based Mammary Gland-Specific Transgene Expression.- 5. Regulation of the Betalactoglobulin and Whey Acidic Protein Genes.- 6. Selection of Genes for Expression in Milk: The Case of the Human Erythropoietin Gene.- 7. Transgenesis in Rabbits.- 8. Transgenic Pigs as Bioreactors For Therapeutic Proteins.- 9. Transgenic Livestock as Bioreactors.- 10. Transgenic Dairy Cattle.- 11. Trying to Glimpse the Future.