This work offers information on the structural and biological background to the use of transgenic mice, focusing on the application of this technique in disparate subjects, including molecular biology, immunology, developmental biology, oncogenesis and gene therapy.

Although the technology required to produce transgenic animals is well established, their potential is far from being fully realized. In this book, discussion of the structural and biological background of the generation of transgenic animals provides the setting for experts throughout the biological sciences to describe what advances have been made in their disciplines using transgenic animals and what can be achieved in the future. Transgenic Animals is an invaluable guide for all molecular biologists, immunologists, neurobiologists, developmental biologists and those involved in clinical research, who have considered using this powerful technique but remain unsure of its possibilities.