This book covers the current understanding of the role of activation-induced cytidine deaminase (AID) in the generation of antibody response to antigenic challenge. Since the discovery of AID, and the genetic demonstration of its role in somatic hypermutation and class-switch re…
Antibodies are an indispensable tool in the study of biology and medicine. Making and Using Antibodies: A Practical Handbook presents techniques in a single, comprehensive source for the production and use of antibodies. It enables researchers to immediately access lab-tested, p…
Written for professionals in biomedical research, Making and Using Antibodies: A Practical Handbook presents methods for the production, characterization, and use of antibodies. It takes readers step-by-step from antigen preparation to immunizations, adjuvants, screening, purifi…
Over the last decade, major advances in our understanding of the immune system and its mechanisms have led to promising new treatment strategies. In Adoptive Immunotherapy: Methods and Protocols, leading experts describe in detail their optimal techniques for producing and chara…
Antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) represent a promising therapeutic approach for cancer patients by combining the antigen-targeting specificity of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) with the cytotoxic potency of chemotherapeutic drugs. In Antibody-Drug Conjugates, expert researchers pro…
'The Antibody Molecule' follows the extraordinary journey of the medics and scientists who shaped the course of medical advances in the field of immunology which has seen chemists, physicists and biologists alike seeking to unravel the most complex system in the human body outsi…