Antibodies for Infectious Diseases

<p><b>State-of-the-art reviews covering major aspects of antibodies and intervention against infectious diseases</b></p> <p>The connection between antibodies and infectious diseases has spawned entire related fields of study. <i>Antibodies for Infectious Diseases</i> presents perspectives from leading research scientists and summarizes the amazing progress in this area into a single definitive source.</p> <p>Providing a broad survey of the most important aspects of the field of antibodies for infectious diseases, this book</p> <ul> <li>presents general features pertaining to structure, function, isotype, and the role of complement in antibody function</li> <li>examines the role of antibodies in antimicrobial immunity with specific targets</li> <li>details new methods for expression of monoclonal antibodies, in plants or by transfer of antibody genes for in vivo expression in treated subjects</li> </ul> <p><i>Antibodies for Infectious Diseases</i> is a comprehensive reference for researchers, pharmaceutical developers, and health care professionals on the status of the development of antibody-based therapies for treating infectious diseases. It is also useful as supplemental reading for upper level life sciences students.</p>