Xenotransplantation : science, ethics, and public policy /

Xenotransplantation involves the transplantation of cells, tissues, and whole organs from one species to another. Interest in animal-to-human xenotransplants has been spurred by the continuing shortage of donated human organs and by advances in knowledge concerning the biology of organ and tissue re...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Xenograft Transplantation: Ethical Issues and Public Policy
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1996.
Temas:
Xenografts > Government policy > United States.
Xenografts > Moral and ethical aspects.
Xenografts.
Bioethics.
Transplantation, Heterologous
Bioethics
Public Policy
Hétérogreffes > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis.
Hétérogreffes > Aspect moral.
Hétérogreffes.
Bioéthique.
MEDICAL > Ethics.
Xenografts
Xenotransplantatie.
United States
Humaniora > Filosofi.
Electronic books.
Congress
proceedings (reports)
Conference papers and proceedings
Conference papers and proceedings.
Actes de congrès.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Setting the stage
  • Assessing the science base
  • Infectious disease risk to public health posed by xenografting
  • Ethics and public policy
  • Conclusions and recommendations.

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