Since the performance of the first successful lung transplantation nearly two decades ago,
the procedure has gained widespread acceptance as a therapeutic option for a diverse …

Islet transplantation is a treatment for diabetes that has the potential to normalize glucose
levels and prevent the development of complications. In spite of the simplicity of the concept …

There are not enough solid organs available to meet the needs of patients with organ failure.
Thousands of patients every year die on the waiting lists for transplantation. Yet there is one …

In the age of HIV, antibiotic-resistant bacteria, the Ebola Virus and BSE, metaphors and
experience of contagion are a central concern of government, biomedicine and popular …

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Background. To prevent the central role played by complement activation in the hyperacute
rejection of pig organs transplanted into primates, pigs transgenic for human decay …

Xenotransplantation of porcine organs might provide an unlimited source of donor organs to
treat endstage organ failure diseases in humans. However, pigs harbour retroviruses with …

Xenotransplantation, in particular transplantation of pig cells, tissues and organs into human
patients, may alleviate the current shortage of suitable allografts available for human …

The conservative nature of animal evolution makes animal models the ideal tool for learning
about human biology. The Handbook of Laboratory Animal Science, Second Edition: Animal …

Vertically transmitted endogenous retroviruses pose an infectious risk in the course of pig-to-
human transplantation of cells, tissues, and organs. Two classes of polytropic type C porcine …