Therapeutic monoclonal antibodies: scFv patents as a marker of a new class of potential biopharmaceuticals

Monoclonal antibodies represent the fastest growing class of biopharmaceutical products and have a host of applications in medical research, diagnosis, therapy, and basic science. The production of recombinant monoclonal antibodies has revolutionized the generation of immunoglobulins, and their use...

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Main Authors: Manuela Berto Pucca, Thaís Barboza Bertolini, José Elpidio Barbosa, Simone Vasconcelos Ribeiro Galina, Geciane Silveira Porto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2011-03-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-82502011000100005