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Xeno : the promise of transplanting animal organs into humans / David K. C. Cooper, Robert P. Lanza.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cooper, D. K. C. (David K. C.), 1939- author.
- Lanza, Robert, 1956- author.
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc--Moral and ethical aspects.
- Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxi, 274 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York ; Oxford University Press, 2023.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The majority of patients in need of organ transplants do not survive long enough for a suitable human organ to become available. This book examines the clinical and ethical issues surrounding the use of humanised animal organs.
- Contents:
- 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
- 8 The Immunological Holy Grail: Tolerance; 9 From Diabetes to Alzheimer's: Cells that will make a difference; 10 The Discordant Concert: Will the transplanted organ work?; 11 The Hottest Zone: The fear of an AIDS-like epidemic; 12 Guinea Pigs: The selection of the first patients; 13 Animal Rights and Human Wrongs: Ethical concerns; 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; Appendix; Glossary of selected biomedical terms; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 2000.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-263) and index.
- Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-770930-3
- 0-19-028450-1
- 1-280-91448-3
- 9786610914487
- 0-19-535182-7
- OCLC:
- 429917302
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