Monoclonal antibodies. Clinical uses and potential

An overview of monoclonal antibody technology and some examples of its relevance to veterinary medicine are presented in this article. A technical description of the generation of immune spleen cells and hybridization is included. Feline leukemia, canine parvovirus, and their respective diseases are included as examples of cases in which monoclonal antibodies can be applied in the diagnosis and characterization of these diseases and their etiologic agent.