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Xenotransplantation

The Transplantation of Organs and Tissues Between Species

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  1. D. K. C. Cooper

    1. Baptist Medical Center, Oklahoma Transplantation Institute, Oklahoma City, USA

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  2. Ejvind Kemp

    1. Department of Nephrology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark

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  3. Keith Reemtsma

    1. Department of Surgery, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, USA

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  4. D. J. G. White

    1. Department of Surgery, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, UK

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Table of contents (35 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XXIX
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  2. Introduction and Historical Perspective

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introduction

      • D. K. C. Cooper, E. Kemp, K. Reemtsma, D. J. G. White
      Pages 3-7

  3. Immunobiology of Xenograft Rejection

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 45-45
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    5. Mechanism of Cellular Xenograft Rejection

      • R. D. Moses, H. Auchincloss Jr.
      Pages 101-120

    6. Xenotolerance Through Bone Marrow Transplantation

      • M. Sykes, I. Aksentijevich, Y. Sharabi, D. H. Sachs
      Pages 121-138

    7. Immunobiology of Xenografting in Rodents

      • F. T. Thomas, W. Marchman, A. Carobbi, R. DeMasi, D. Araneda, T. Patselas et al.
      Pages 139-160

    8. Immunosuppression in Xenotransplantation

      • J. B. Van Den Bogaerde, D. J. G. White
      Pages 161-178

  4. Histopathology of Xenograft Rejection

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 179-179
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    2. Histopathology of Kidney Xenograft Rejection

      • S. Larsen, H. Starklint
      Pages 181-205

    5. Ultrastructure of Hyperacute Rejection in Cardiac Xenografts

      • A. G. Rose, D. K. C. Cooper
      Pages 243-251

    6. Histopathology of Liver Xenograft Rejection

      • D. G. D. Wight
      Pages 253-272

  5. Experimental Xenotransplantation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 273-273
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About this book

The cover of this book depicts a Lamassu, one of the "fabulous" beasts of mythology [1]. Like many similar creatures, such as the Chimera, Griffon, Hippocamp, and Cockatrice, the body of the Lamassu was clearly a combination of structures derived from sev­ eral different species - in other words, it provides a highly success­ ful example of xenotransplantation. But in selecting a symbol of xenotransplantation to grace the cover of this volume, why choose the Lamassu in preference to the other ancient beasts? The reason is that the Lamassu appears to have been endowed with a much Fig. I. Homer described the Chimera as consisting of a lion's foreparts, a goat in the middle, and a serpent's hind parts VIII Foreword Fig. 2. The Griffon had the foreparts of an eagle, and the rear, tail, and hindlegs of a lion. Its eagle-like head had pointed, upstanding ears like those of an ass. Feathers grew upon its head, neck and chest, and the rest of its body was covered in leonine fur more benign and desirable character than many of its mythologi­ cal associates. For example, reliable reports state that the Chimera (Fig. 1)­ hitherto the animal most commonly selected to symbolize xenografting - killed everyone who came within range of its fiery breath. Perhaps not surprisingly, therefore, the Chimera is vari­ ously described as one of the "largest monsters ever born," a "sav­ age creature," and a "symbol of complex evil.
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Baptist Medical Center, Oklahoma Transplantation Institute, Oklahoma City, USA

    D. K. C. Cooper

  • Department of Nephrology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark

    Ejvind Kemp

  • Department of Surgery, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, USA

    Keith Reemtsma

  • Department of Surgery, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, UK

    D. J. G. White

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Xenotransplantation

  • Book Subtitle: The Transplantation of Organs and Tissues Between Species

  • Editors: D. K. C. Cooper, Ejvind Kemp, Keith Reemtsma, D. J. G. White

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-97323-9

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1991

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-97323-9Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXIX, 583

  • Topics: Allergology, Immunology, Internal Medicine, General Surgery, Pathology

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