This book is among the first to combine technical and clinical aspects of the subject. It aims to provide a unique combination of the production (by both cellular and molecular biology techniques), structure and functional characteristics of monoclonal antibodies, together with detailed discussions of the various analytic, diagnostic and therapeutic applications of these antibodies. Many areas of clinical medicine benefit from this type of study including histopathology, oncology, transplantation, infectious diseases, rheumatology, haematology, and dermatology.

This concise volume provides essential advice and guidelines for all those medical personnel involved in the administration of radiation for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes. Legislation has been introduced in Europe and the UK to reduce patient radiation doses. In the UK, the Ionising Radiation (Protection of Patients Undergoing Medical Examination or Treatment) Regulations, known colloquially as the POPUMET Regulations, require medical personnel to have received essential training in radiation protection. This volume covers the background material required by those taking approved...

Nitric oxide research has emerged as one of the most important new areas in bone and joint diseases. This book is the first to bring together current knowledge on the actions of nitric oxide and its role in such common diseases as arthritis and osteoporosis. The volume introduces the basic biology and biochemistry of nitric oxide, the immune response, and bone biology. While doing so, it reviews in depth the facts we know today and the future promise of this exciting area of research. Throughout the book, the authors emphasize potential new treatments that exploit our understanding of the...