XENO : the promise of transplanting animal organs into humans / David K.C. Cooper, Robert P. Lanza.

By:

Cooper, D. K. C. (David K. C.), 1939-

Contributor(s):

Lanza, R. P. (Robert Paul), 1956-

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780195351828
0195351827
1280914483
9781280914485
9786610914487
6610914486

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: XENO.DDC classification:

617.9/5 22

LOC classification:

RD120.7 .C665 2000eb
QR188.8 .C665 2000eb

NLM classification:

2000 D-385
WO 660

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Contents:

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.

Summary: 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.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-263) and index.

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.