Xeno [[electronic resource] ] : the promise of transplanting animal organs into humans / / David K.C. Cooper, Robert P. Lanza

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910451195403321
• Autore: Cooper D. K. C (David K. C.), <1939->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2000
• ISBN: 1-280-91448-3; 9786610914487; 0-19-535182-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (299 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): LanzaR. P <1956-> (Robert Paul)
• Disciplina: 617.9/5
• Soggetti: Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc - Moral and ethical aspects; Xenografts - Moral and ethical aspects; Transplantation immunology; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-263) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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: Tolerance9 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; BibliographyIndex
• Sommario/riassunto: The plight of a patient waiting months, sometimes years, for an organ transplant is one of the most heart-wrenching predicaments confronting medicine today. But the current critical shortage of human donor organs has had one positive consequence: it has stimulated promising new research into the field of xenotransplantation--the transplantation of organs from one animal species to another. In Xeno: The Promise of Transplanting Animal Organs Into Humans, David Cooper and Robert Lanza explore what may become one of the greatest medical advances of the 21st century. As scientists genetically engi