Published September, 2012
By James R. Rodrigue
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
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The field of transplantation has grown exponentially over the last few decades, and leaders in the field may argue that we have seen only the tip of the iceberg. Chapters 1 and 2, focusing on solid organ transplantation and blood/marrow transplantation, provide this important contextual information.

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Published September, 2012
By Y. Murat Elçin
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
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Published September, 2012
By Giuseppe Remuzzi
Publisher: Springer
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This title provides a comprehensive and state-of-the-art summary of current and future immunosuppressive strategies in transplantation, with emphasis on the basic science mechanisms and clinical applicability of these strategies.

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Published September, 2012
By Hans-Georg Klingemann, Gordon L. Phillips, H.Joachim Deeg, H. Joachim Deeg and Gary Van Zant
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
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An up-to-date overview of blood and marrow transplantations, the book discusses in detail Indication to transplantation and pre-transplant considerations. An outlook on the latest developments and their future aspects is included, while problems and pre- and post-transplant complications are fully explored.

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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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