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- catalog abstract ""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 consideration of the social and ethical questions posed by such procedures."--BOOK JACKET.".
- catalog contributor b11608706.
- catalog contributor b11608707.
- catalog created "2000.".
- catalog date "2000".
- catalog date "2000.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2000.".
- catalog description ""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 consideration of the social and ethical questions posed by such procedures."--BOOK JACKET.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-263) and index.".
- catalog description "Robin Cook, M.D.--An appreciation -- Foreword / Robin Cook -- Preface: The next great medical revolution? -- The End of the Night Shift: Organ transplantation today and tomorrow -- Animal Attraction: Supply and demand in the world of organ transplantation -- From Icarus to the First Heart Transplant: Man's early attempts to bridge the species gap -- All Animals Are Equal, but Some Are More Equal than Others: The choice of donor -- Zero Tolerance: The rejection of animal organs -- A Spoonful of Sugar: Preventing rejection -- The "Humanized" Pig: Manipulating the genes of the donor -- The Immunological Holy Grail: Tolerance -- From Diabetes to Alzheimer's: Cells that will make a difference -- The Discordant Concert: Will the transplanted organ work? -- The Hottest Zone: The fear of an AIDS-like epidemic -- Guinea Pigs: The selection of the first patients -- Animal Rights and Human Wrongs: Ethical concerns -- Protecting the Public: Government regulations and safeguards -- Judgment Day: Potential legal problems -- The Ultimate Piggy Bank: Animal transplants and health care economics.".
- catalog extent "xxi, 274 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0195128338 (alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "2000".
- catalog issued "2000.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press,".
- catalog subject "2000 D-385".
- catalog subject "617.9/5 21".
- catalog subject "Ethics.".
- catalog subject "Organ Transplantation.".
- catalog subject "RD120.7 .C665 1999".
- catalog subject "Tissue Transplantation.".
- catalog subject "Transplantation immunology.".
- catalog subject "Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc. Moral and ethical aspects.".
- catalog subject "Transplantation, Heterologous.".
- catalog subject "WO 660 C776x 2000".
- catalog subject "Xenografts Moral and ethical aspects.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Robin Cook, M.D.--An appreciation -- Foreword / Robin Cook -- Preface: The next great medical revolution? -- The End of the Night Shift: Organ transplantation today and tomorrow -- Animal Attraction: Supply and demand in the world of organ transplantation -- From Icarus to the First Heart Transplant: Man's early attempts to bridge the species gap -- All Animals Are Equal, but Some Are More Equal than Others: The choice of donor -- Zero Tolerance: The rejection of animal organs -- A Spoonful of Sugar: Preventing rejection -- The "Humanized" Pig: Manipulating the genes of the donor -- The Immunological Holy Grail: Tolerance -- From Diabetes to Alzheimer's: Cells that will make a difference -- The Discordant Concert: Will the transplanted organ work? -- The Hottest Zone: The fear of an AIDS-like epidemic -- Guinea Pigs: The selection of the first patients -- Animal Rights and Human Wrongs: Ethical concerns -- Protecting the Public: Government regulations and safeguards -- Judgment Day: Potential legal problems -- The Ultimate Piggy Bank: Animal transplants and health care economics.".
- catalog title "XENO : the promise of transplanting animal organs into humans / by David K.C. Cooper, Robert P. Lanza.".
- catalog type "text".