Xenografting: probability, possibility, or pipe dream?

The use of animals (xenografting) rather than human beings (allografting) as a source of transplant organs is discussed. Although xenotransplantation still has a ways to go before becoming clinical reality, the shortage of organs for transplantation is increasing the pressure to devise new technique...

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Published in:The Lancet (British edition) 1993-10, Vol.342 (8876), p.879-880
Main Authors: White, David, Wallwork, John
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Blood & organ donations
Genetic Engineering
Graft Rejection
Humans
Swine
Transplantation Immunology
Transplantation, Heterologous
Transplants & implants
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Summary:The use of animals (xenografting) rather than human beings (allografting) as a source of transplant organs is discussed. Although xenotransplantation still has a ways to go before becoming clinical reality, the shortage of organs for transplantation is increasing the pressure to devise new techniques.
ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X
DOI:10.1016/0140-6736(93)91939-J