"Recent studies have discovered new known and characterized cytokines,
allowing for advancement in miniaturization of micro-analytical methods
as well as the extensive development of bio-informatics and
nanotechnology. These advancements have allowed researchers to reduces
sample sizes making for more accurate determinations then previously
possible. In Cytokine Protocols: Second Edition, expert researchers in
the field detail many of the methods which are now commonly used to
study cytokines. These methods and techniques for studying cytokines
include historical importance and the importance of researchers using
bioassay, quantification, and characterization of cytokine related RNAs,
posttranscriptional modifications of RNA, either naturally or
artificially, and observations at the protein level. Written in the
highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology(TM) series format, the
chapters include the kind of detailed description and implementation
advice that is crucial for getting optimal results in the laboratory.
Authoritative and practical, Cytokine Protocols: Second Edition seeks
to aid scientists in furthering the crucially important advancement of
cytokine research."