ENGLISH

Transgenic Animals as Model Systems for Human Diseases

By Jürgen Wagner , Martin Paul , Detlev Ganten (auth.) , Erwin F. Wagner , Franz Theuring (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year
1993
ISBN
978-3-662-02927-5, 978-3-662-02925-1
DOI
10.1007/978-3-662-02925-1
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3048118 bytes)
Series
Schering Foundation Workshop 6
Edition
1
Pages
151\160
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2013-08-01 04:00:00
Biomedical Engineering; Medical Microbiology

Description

Some of the current concepts used in transgenic research, an increasingly important tool to study the regulation and function of genes, are illustrated in this book. With these techniques, animal models can be used to study human diseases; this opens up new possibilities in both applied and basic research. Specifically, the ability to introduce genes into the germline of mice and the successful expression of the inserted gene within an organism provide new insights and opportunities for biomedical research. The discussion here shows how a detailed analysis of the underlying molecular mechanisms will provide new insights into the genetic origin of certain diseases and will lead to a better understanding of normal and abnormal physiological processes.

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