Published August, 2012
By Christopher Watson, Menna Clatworthy, Michael Allison, John Dark and M Clatworthy
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd (John Wiley & Sons Inc)
Series: At a Glance
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Organ transplantation is now an established treatment for patients with organ failure. Transplantation is taught on all medical student curricula and is part of specialty training in medicine and surgery.

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Published May, 2012
By Cristina Costa Valles, Rafael Manez Mendiluce, Cristina Costa and Rafael Manez
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
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In this book, experts study characterizations of xenogeneic interactions at the cellular and molecular levels and describe the use of relevant small-animal and pig-to-primate models. It also covers related ethical and legal considerations.

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Published April, 2012
By Bruce Kaplan, Gilbert J. Burkhart, Fadi G. Lakkis, Randall Morris and B. Kaplan
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd (Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd))
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This comprehensive reference source will benefit all transplant specialists working with pharmacologic and biologic agents that modulate the immune system.

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Published March, 2012
By Janet Radcliffe Richards
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Issues surrounding organ transplantation are hotly and publicly debated: for it raises unique ethical questions regarding the rights and responsibilities of donors. Leading moral philosopher Janet Radcliffe Richards provides a sharp analysis, dissecting the commonly raised arguments concerning organ procurement from the living and the dead.

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Published March, 2012
By R.Y. Carne
Publisher: Springer
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In the past few years the transplantation of organs in man has received publicity unprecedented in medical history. The principles of organ transplantation are common to all organs but I will confine most of the discussion to transplantation of four vital organs, namely the kidney, liver, heart, and lung.

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Published February, 2012
By M. A. Hayat and M.A. Hayat
Publisher: Springer
Series: Stem Cells and Cancer Stem Cells
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Vast therapeutic applications of the following specific stem cells in disease and tissue injury are discussed: human embryonic stem cells, human mesenchymal stem cells, germ cell-derived pluripotent stem cells, induced pluripotent stem cells, human umbilical cord blood-derived stem cells, breast tumor stem cells,and hematopoietic stem cells.

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Published February, 2012
By Pierre-Alain Clavien, Beat Mullhaupt, James F. Trotter and PA Clavien
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd (Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd))
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This book builds on the success of previous editions, once again providing hepatologists the most current clinical guide on how to best treat the liver transplant recipient.

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Published February, 2012
By Darlene Lovasik
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Nursing
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Covers such article topics as: Evaluation and Work-up for Transplant; Basic Immunology; Pharmacology; Liver, Pancreas, Kidney Transplants; Living Donor Kideny, Liver Transplants; Heart, Lung, Intestinal and Multivisceral Transplants; Complications After Transplant; Patient Education; Psychosocial Concerns; and, Ethical Issue.

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Published February, 2012
By Gerald Brandacher and W. P. Andrew Lee
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Orthopedics
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Covers The History and Evolution of Hand Transplantation, World Experience After More Than a Decade of Clinical Hand Transplantation, How to Establish a Hand Transplant Program, Recipient Selection - Who is the Right Candidate for Hand Transplantation, and more.

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Published January, 2012
By Paul Martin and Cynthia Levy
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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Deals with the topic of orthotopic liver transplantation. This title covers the following topics: Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma; Transplantation for Cholangiocarcinoma; Management of Renal Dysfunction in Liver Transplant Patients; Expanded Donors in Liver Transplantation; and, Management of Recurrent HCV Infection.

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