Unveiling the History of Transplantation
An Illustrated Review of the Boundaries, Fantasies and Realities
- 1st Edition - September 12, 2024
- Latest edition
- Author: Shi Chen
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 9 1 0 2 - 9
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 9 1 0 3 - 6
Unveiling the History of Transplantation: An Illustrated Review of the Boundaries, Fantasies and Realities covers the key international figures involved in organ transp… Read more
Unveiling the History of Transplantation: An Illustrated Review of the Boundaries, Fantasies and Realities covers the key international figures involved in organ transplantation and related fields. It includes a discussion of the contributions of many Nobel Prize winners in Physiology and Medicine. The book introduces the whole process of transplantation and the latest research progress of cell, tissue, and organ transplantation: from initial exploration to maturity and on to widespread application. A key feature of this resource is that it includes a large number of unique historical photos and material related to organ transplantation as collected by the author from libraries worldwide.
- Contains a large number of unique and historical photos collected by the author over decades of research
- Covers the history and progress of the development of organ transplantation from a truly international perspective
- Provides the expertise and experience of an author who has witnessed key developments in organ transplantation over the decades
Organ transplant physicians, biomedical researchers, biomedical historians
1. The outstanding contributors to transplantation
2. Transplantation immunology
3. Kidney transplantation
4. Heart transplantation
5. Lung transplantation
6. Pancreas transplantation
7. Intestinal transplantation
8. Cell and tissue transplantation
9. Reproductive organ and tissue transplantation
10. Xenotransplantation
11. Organ provenance and preservation
12. Urogenital organ transplantation
13. Pregnancy and reproduction after transplantation
2. Transplantation immunology
3. Kidney transplantation
4. Heart transplantation
5. Lung transplantation
6. Pancreas transplantation
7. Intestinal transplantation
8. Cell and tissue transplantation
9. Reproductive organ and tissue transplantation
10. Xenotransplantation
11. Organ provenance and preservation
12. Urogenital organ transplantation
13. Pregnancy and reproduction after transplantation
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: September 12, 2024
- Language: English
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Shi Chen
Shi Chen is Professor of Surgery at the Institute of Organ Transplantation, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, in China. He has been engaged in clinical and basic organ transplantation research for over 40 years. He has published over 200 papers and 10 books on organ transplantation, including organ transplantation surgical techniques, immunology, transplantation pathology, and history and progress. He was the editor-in-chief of the Chinese Journal of Organ Transplantation for many years and is now the honorary editor-in-chief of the journal. During many years of clinical and basic research on organ transplantation, he was particularly interested in the history of organ transplantation and collected a large number of documents and historical pictures.
Affiliations and expertise
Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical CollegeRead Unveiling the History of Transplantation on ScienceDirect