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| Types of transplants: Autograft, Allograft, Isograft, Xenograft and Xenotransplantion, Split transplants, Domino transplants. |
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Rat Tissue Transplantation
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Surgical procedure for rat tissue transplantation (Pravin Rao, UCHSC Division of Clinical Pharmacology). ...
Fact Sheet on Xenotransplantation
review
Definition, background introduction and FDA regulation on xenotransplantation from Stanford University, kidney transplantation project. ...
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Last update: 17-May-2008 11:04 am
Related new papers and reviews
Cell transplantation in the treatment of liver diseases. Pediatr Transplant. 2008 Feb;12(1):6-13 Authors: Smets F, Najimi M, Sokal EM
The liver performs multiple functions that are essential for life, the most crucial being its role in the body metabolism. Impairment of this function, because of liver insufficiency, can be partially restored by medical management but OLT remains the ultimate therapeutic treatment. Because not always indicated or available, other alternatives are proposed such as LCT. Compared to OLT, this procedure is less invasive, less expensive, and fully reversible. More than 50 patients have thus far benefited of this technique and are reviewed here. Indications were multiple including inborn errors of metabolism, FHF, acute on chronic diseases, and decompensated end-stage cirrhosis. Documented results were encouraging, especially for metabolic disorders, with medium-term efficacy up to two yr. Related complications were exceptional. On this basis, LCT has entered its phase of clinical application and current indications and protocols are detailed. Ongoing lines of research are discussed, including cell quality, stem cell field, and rejection prevention. Further improvement of the procedure is therefore expected and should lead to broader applications of LCT.
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