| Xenotransplantation 2003 Edition Contributor(s): Wilson, Carolyn (Editor), Salomon, Daniel R. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3540002103 ISBN-13: 9783540002109 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $161.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2003 Annotation: Xenotransplantation could have an impact on at least three aspects of medicine. The first is as a means of overcoming a severe shortage of human donor organs for the treatment of organ failure. The second aspect relates to the possibility that a xenogeneic organ would not be susceptible to infection by a "human" virus and thus the xenograft might resist injury caused by such viruses. The third and, as of yet, unexplored aspect relates to a means of delivering genes for therapeutic purposes thus overcoming some of the limitations of "conventional" gene therapy. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Microbiology - Medical | Immunology - Medical | Surgery - General |
| Dewey: 616.079 |
| Series: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immmunology |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.2" W x 9.4" (1.10 lbs) 257 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Xenotransplantation could have an impact on at least three aspects of medicine. The first is as a means of overcoming a severe shortage of human donor organs for the treatment of organ failure. The second aspect relates to the possibility that a xenogeneic organ would not be susceptible to infection by a "human" virus and thus the xenograft might resist injury caused by such viruses. The third and, as of yet, unexplored aspect relates to a means of delivering genes for therapeutic purposes thus overcoming some of the limitations of "conventional" gene therapy. |