Plant-derived pharmaceuticals : principles and applications for developing countries /

Describing recent developments in the engineering and generation of plants as production platforms for biopharmaceuticals, this book includes both vaccines and monoclonal antibodies. It has a particular emphasis on targeting diseases which predominate in less developed countries, encompassing the cu...

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Corporate Author: C.A.B. International
Other Authors: Hefferon, Kathleen L. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boston, MA : CABI, 2014.
Series:CABI biotechnology series ; 2.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book.
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Summary:Describing recent developments in the engineering and generation of plants as production platforms for biopharmaceuticals, this book includes both vaccines and monoclonal antibodies. It has a particular emphasis on targeting diseases which predominate in less developed countries, encompassing the current state of technologies and describing expression systems and applications. This book also includes a variety of vaccine case studies, protecting against pervasive infectious diseases such as rabies, influenza and HIV.
Item Description:Description based on opening page (viewed Dec 17, 2014).
Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource : illustrations (some color).
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781780643441
1780643446
DOI:10.1079/9781780643434.0000
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