The shortage of organs and cells from deceased individuals continues to restrict
allotransplantation. Pigs could provide an alternative source of tissue and cells but the …

A possible solution to the chronic shortage of allografts is xenotransplantation, the use of
tissue from an animal donor. Most experts believe that the pig will provide the most suitable …

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Introduction: There is a continuing worldwide shortage of organs from deceased human
donors for transplantation into patients with end-stage organ failure. Genetically engineered …

Success of transplantation as a therapeutic option in terminal organ failure has resulted in
the widespread diffusion of this life-saving treatmet and a consequent worldwide organ …

Genetically modified xenografts are one of the most promising solutions to the discrepancy
between the numbers of available human organs for transplantation and potential recipients …

Cross-species transplantation (xenotransplantation) has immense potential to solve the
critical need for organs, tissues and cells for clinical transplantation. The increasing …

Clinical xenotransplantation, the transplantation of cells, tissues or organs from non-humans
to humans, crosses a species barrier that has evolved over millions of years. In doing so, it …

Pig organ xenotransplantation offers a solution to the shortage of deceased human organs
for transplantation. The pathobiological response to a pig xenograft is complex, involving …

The continual critical shortage of organs and cells from deceased human donors has
stimulated research in the field of cross-species transplantation (xenotransplantation), with …