Production of plasma proteins for therapeutic use / edited by Joseph Bertolini, Neil Goss, and John Curling.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Section 1. Introduction to plasma fractionation -- section 2. Plasma proteins for therapeutic use -- section 3. Pathogen safety of plasma products -- section 4. The pharmaceutical environment applied to plasma fractionation -- section 5. The market for plasma products and the economics of fractionation.

A comprehensive compilation on plasma protein production from the leading experts in the field, Production of Plasma Proteins for Therapeutic Use presents manufacturing, testing methods, and regulatory issues for plasma-derived therapeutics, a global US10 billion industry. Culling material that until now have only been available in scattered forms across journals and books, the text features twenty-three detailed protein-by-protein chapters written by the major manufacturers of plasma protein products, addressing all aspects of these proteins, including biology, clinical use, manufactu.