| Description |
xii, 320 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-311) and index. |
| 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. |
| Subject |
Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc. -- History
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| ISBN |
0300099630 (alk. paper) |
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