Transplant : from myth to reality /

"One of the most spectacular medical advances of the twentieth century, organ transplantation has become a generally effective and routine treatment for patients with organ failure. In this riveting book, a well-known expert in the fields of clinical transplantation and transplantation research...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Tilney, Nicholas L.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2003]
Subjects:
Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc. > History.
Organ Transplantation > history
Transplantation > history
Greffe (Chirurgie) > Histoire.
MEDICAL / History.
Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc.
Transplantation d'organe > histoire.
Transplantatie.
Transplantation (chirurgie) > Histoire.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Legends, possibilities, and disasters
  • Attempts and failures
  • Hopes and occasional successes
  • Host defenses and immunity
  • Peter Medawar and transplantation biology
  • Innovation and the struggle for legitimacy
  • Prolongation of life and death
  • New departures
  • The Dracula of modern technology
  • The abdominal viscera
  • A modern Minotaur
  • Coming of age
  • The industrialization of transplantation
  • Unexpected specters
  • Future prospects.

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