XENO : the promise of transplanting animal organs into humans /
Cooper, D. K. C. 1939-
XENO : the promise of transplanting animal organs into humans / David K.C. Cooper, Robert P. Lanza. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2000. - 1 online resource (xxi, 274 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-263) and index.
An appreciation; Foreword; Preface: The next great medical revolution?; Acknowledgments; 1 The End of the Night Shift: Organ transplantation today and tomorrow; 2 Animal Attraction: Supply and demand in the world of organ transplantation; 3 From Icarus to the First Heart Transplant: Man's early attempts to bridge the species gap; 4 All Animals Are Equal, but Some Are More Equal than Others: The choice of donor; 5 Zero Tolerance: The rejection of animal organs; 6 A Spoonful of Sugar: Preventing rejection; 7 The "Humanized" Pig: Manipulating the genes of the donor.
The plight of a patient waiting months, sometimes years, for an organ transplant is one of the most heart-wrenching predicaments confronting medicine today. But the current critical shortage of human donor organs has had one positive consequence: it has stimulated promising new research into the field of xenotransplantation--the transplantation of organs from one animal species to another. In Xeno: The Promise of Transplanting Animal Organs Into Humans, David Cooper and Robert Lanza explore what may become one of the greatest medical advances of the 21st century. As scientists genetically engi.
English.
9780195351828 (electronic bk.) 0195351827 (electronic bk.) (alk. paper) 1280914483 9781280914485 9786610914487 6610914486
99014437
Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc.--Moral and ethical aspects.
Xenografts--Moral and ethical aspects.
Transplantation immunology.
Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc.
Xenografts.
Organ Transplantation
Ethics
Tissue Transplantation
Transplantation, Heterologous
Transplantation Immunology
Greffe (Chirurgie)--Aspect moral.
Hétérogreffes--Aspect moral.
Greffe (Chirurgie)--Immunologie.
Greffe (Chirurgie)
Hétérogreffes.
MEDICAL--Surgery--Plastic & Cosmetic.
Transplantation immunology.
Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc.--Moral and ethical aspects.
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
RD120.7 / .C665 2000eb QR188.8 / .C665 2000eb
617.9/5
2000 D-385 WO 660 / C776x 2000
XENO : the promise of transplanting animal organs into humans / David K.C. Cooper, Robert P. Lanza. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2000. - 1 online resource (xxi, 274 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-263) and index.
An appreciation; Foreword; Preface: The next great medical revolution?; Acknowledgments; 1 The End of the Night Shift: Organ transplantation today and tomorrow; 2 Animal Attraction: Supply and demand in the world of organ transplantation; 3 From Icarus to the First Heart Transplant: Man's early attempts to bridge the species gap; 4 All Animals Are Equal, but Some Are More Equal than Others: The choice of donor; 5 Zero Tolerance: The rejection of animal organs; 6 A Spoonful of Sugar: Preventing rejection; 7 The "Humanized" Pig: Manipulating the genes of the donor.
The plight of a patient waiting months, sometimes years, for an organ transplant is one of the most heart-wrenching predicaments confronting medicine today. But the current critical shortage of human donor organs has had one positive consequence: it has stimulated promising new research into the field of xenotransplantation--the transplantation of organs from one animal species to another. In Xeno: The Promise of Transplanting Animal Organs Into Humans, David Cooper and Robert Lanza explore what may become one of the greatest medical advances of the 21st century. As scientists genetically engi.
English.
9780195351828 (electronic bk.) 0195351827 (electronic bk.) (alk. paper) 1280914483 9781280914485 9786610914487 6610914486
99014437
Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc.--Moral and ethical aspects.
Xenografts--Moral and ethical aspects.
Transplantation immunology.
Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc.
Xenografts.
Organ Transplantation
Ethics
Tissue Transplantation
Transplantation, Heterologous
Transplantation Immunology
Greffe (Chirurgie)--Aspect moral.
Hétérogreffes--Aspect moral.
Greffe (Chirurgie)--Immunologie.
Greffe (Chirurgie)
Hétérogreffes.
MEDICAL--Surgery--Plastic & Cosmetic.
Transplantation immunology.
Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc.--Moral and ethical aspects.
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
RD120.7 / .C665 2000eb QR188.8 / .C665 2000eb
617.9/5
2000 D-385 WO 660 / C776x 2000