Upstream and downstream issues in the production of recombinant vitamin K-dependent proteins in the milk of transgenic pigs

The short supply and pathogen safety concerns for plasma-derived therapeutic proteins, such as protein C and Factor IX, have spurred the development of recombinant DNA technology for large-scale, economically feasible production of therapeutic proteins. The mammary gland is unique in its ability to...

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Main Author: Van Cott, Kevin E.
Other Authors: Chemical Engineering
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/39172
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-08142006-110134/