Thomas Schlich

Origins of Organ Transplantation

Surgery and Laboratory Science, 1880-1930

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A history of the little-known or forgotten academic origins of modern organ transplant surgery.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Boydell & Brewer
• Seitenzahl: 365
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. April 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 225mm x 148mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 526g
• ISBN-13: 9781580464581
• ISBN-10: 1580464580
• Artikelnr.: 36874370

Autorenporträt

Thomas Schlich

Inhaltsangabe

An ancient dream of mankind? What is special about organ transplantation?
Before organ replacement: A natural history approach to disease The
invention of organ transplantation Organotherapy and organ replacement Rise
and decline of thyroid transplantation The discovery of a new organ: the
parathyroid gland Laboratory and clinic: organ replacement for diabetes The
many uses of the adrenal gland Reconstructing women: ovarian transplants
Rejuvenating men: testicle transplants One principle, multiple
applications: further organs From special case to prototype: the kidney
Ethical problems with organ transplantation Laboratory and clinic: the
epistemic and social context Methods of monitoring the success of
transplants Disillusionment: The clinical failure of organ transplantation
The strategy of technical perfection A new direction: transplant immunology
Chance and necessity: a fresh start for organ transplantation