XENO : the promise of transplanting animal organs into humans / David K.C. Cooper, Robert P. Lanza.
XENO : the promise of transplanting animal organs into humans / David K.C. Cooper, Robert P. Lanza.
XENO : the promise of transplanting animal organs into humans / David K.C. Cooper, Robert P. Lanza.
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Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2000.
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N617.95/26
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English
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Physical content
xxi, 274 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents
An appreciation / Robin Cook -- Foreword / Robin Cook -- Preface: The next great medical revolution? -- 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 Icarcus to the First Heart Trans...
14. Protecting the Public: Government regulations and safeguards -- 15. Judgment Day: Potential legal problems -- 16. The Ultimate Piggy Bank: Animal transplants and health care economics -- 17. A Vision with a Task -- Glossary of selected biomedical terms.
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Publisher
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2000.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
c2000.
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Summary
"This book recounts the several historical attempts to transplant animal organs into humans and draws attention to the immense potential and promise of this form of therapy. The problems that remain, and recent break-throughs in overcoming rejection and in "humanizing" pig organs for transplantation, are fully discussed. The authors also provide a...
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XENO : the promise of transplanting animal organs into humans / David K.C. Cooper, Robert P. Lanza.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-263) and index.
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c2000.
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N617.95/26
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74VvAZBl2MJd
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ISBN
0195128338 (alk. paper)
9780195128338 (alk. paper)
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617.95
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991013438629702626
