Publisher's Synopsis
Table of Contents 1. Animal Biotechnology: An Overview, 2. Cells in Culture: An Introduction, 3. Tissue Culture Medium, 4. Initiation of Cell Culture - Primary Culture, 5. Cell Lines, 6. Selection and Cloning of Cells, 7. Characterization and Preservation of Animal Cells, 8. Scale up of Animal Cell Culture, 9. Fermentors, 10. Enzymes in Genetic Engineering (Nucleic Acid Enzymology), 11. Gene Cloning Vectors, 12. Techniques for Genetic Engineering, 13. Gene Cloning, Gene Transfer and Expression of Induced Genes, 14. Artificial Animal Breeding, 15. Facts About Transgenic Animals, 16. Transgenic Animal Technology, 17. Techniques for Producing Transgenic and Smatotransgenic Animals, 18. Transgenic Mice, 19. Transgenic Fishes, 20. Transgenic Sheep and Goat, 21. Transgenic Livestock, 22. Pharming Transgenic Farm Animals, 23. Applications of Transgenic Animals, 24. The Future of Transgenic Organisms, 25. Immunology and Serology, 26. Hybridoma Technology and Monoclonal Antibodies, 27. Tissue Grafting and Engineering, 28. Gene Therapy, 29. Animal Health Biotechnology, 30. Antimicrobial * and Their Sensitivity Tests, 31. Neoplasia, 32. Human Pathogenic Viruses and AIDS, 33. DNA Fingerprinting, 34. Appendix - 1: Safety and Regulatory Arrangements in Biotechnology, 35. Appendix - 2: Hepatitis-B (HB), 36. Appendix- 3: Monoclonal Antibodies and Lymphatic Filariasis, 37. Appendix -4: Some Interesting World Wide Web Sites, 38. Glossary, 39. Selected Bibliography, 40. Subject Index.
