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Transplant : from myth to reality / Nicholas L. Tilney.

Author/creator Tilney, Nicholas L.
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoNew Haven : Yale University Press, ©2003.
Descriptionxii, 320 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subject(s)
Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc.--History.
Organ Transplantation--history.
Transplantation--history.
History of Medicine.
History, 20th Century.
Contents Legends, possibilities, and disasters -- Attempts and failures -- Hopes and occasional successes -- Host defenses and immunity -- Peter Medawar and transplantation biology -- Innovation and the struggle for legitimacy -- Prolongation of life and death -- New departures -- The Dracula of modern technology -- The abdominal viscera -- A modern Minotaur -- Coming of age -- The industrialization of transplantation -- Unexpected specters -- Future prospects.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 289-311) and index.
Acquisitions source Laupus- Robert W. Cihak History of Medicine Collection
LCCN 2003047966
ISBN0300099630
ISBN9780300099638

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