Diagnostic and Therapeutic Antibodies (Methods in Molecular Medicine)
Contributors: Andrew J.T. George (Editor); Catherine E. Urch (Editor)
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: Humana Press
Published: August 15, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 477
ISBN-13: 9780896037984
Subjects: Haematology; Immunology; Monoclonal antibodies; Therapeutic use; Antibiotic Therapy; Mechanisms Of Immune Response; Medical / Nursing; Medical; Immunotherapy; Diagnosis; Pharmacology; Medical / Immunology; Chemotherapy; Diagnostic use; Immunoglobulins
First sentence: The importance of antibody molecules was first recognized in the 1890s, when it was shown that immunity to tetanus and diphtheria was caused by antibodies against the bacteria exotoxins (1).