transplantation, medical:

See studies by R. Simmons et al. (1987) and M. Dowie (1988). See also L. Gutkind, Many Sleepless Nights: The World of Organ Transplantation (1988) and publications of the United Network for Organ Sharing.

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• Types of Transplanted Tissues and Organs
• Immunological Rejection of Transplanted Tissue
• History
• Bibliography

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