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Xenotransplantation

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xen·o·trans·plan·ta·tion (zn-trnspln-tshn, zn-)
n.
The surgical transfer of cells, tissues, or especially whole organs from one species to another.

Transspecies Transplantation
The transplantation of an organ from a lower mammal—e.g., baboon, pig—to a higher mammal—e.g., human

xenotransplantation
the transplantation of an organ or tissue from an animal of one species to an animal of a different species.

xenotransplantation
Xenogeneic transplantation Transplant biology The transplantation of cells or tissues from one species to another; the use of live, nonhuman animal cells, tissues, and organs in humans. See Xenograft.


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As a platform for cooperation, the two sides had jointly established a lab for xenotransplantation studies at the hospital.
00 Hardcover QR188 This work gathers the latest research in the field of transplantation immunology, in areas such as T-cell immunity, antigen presentation, alloreactivity, pancreas and islet cell transplantation, allogenic bone marrow transplantation, models of tolerance induction, xenotransplantation, and the swine leukocyte complex.
Even the World Health Organisation promotes xenotransplantation through its 'partnerships and collaborators'--such as the International Xenotransplantation Association (the home page of which carries ads from 'corporate sponsors' including Genzyme Transplant, Wyeth, Roche and Novartis)--instead of acting to encourage responsible science in the public interest, such as stem cells that don't need to be cultured on another species.
 
 
 
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