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7,snsplanfaslon Of Section Of Artery
A PoaIilve Result.


The interesting report by DR.. Flex.
usr Of the Rockefeller Institute, In
hIs address before the American AS
socIation for the Advancement Of
science, on the transplantauon Of It's.
sues and organs has called attention
10 the long line OF experimental work
that has been going on quietly for seY.
eral years. and that is now beginning
to yield extraordinary results. with
Characteristic conservatism and judg.
ment, he confined his report chiefly
TO one positive result the transplanta.
ton Of a section or length of an ar.
terry or vein from the body Of one an
imal to another Two animals are
prepared with scrupulous aseptlc pre-
cautons, as for a human surgical OPP
GRAFTON. They are anaesthetized, and
section Of an artery from two 10
four Inches long is carefully lifted out
Of the body Of each animal. Then the
two sections are transposed the piece
Of artery| from animal No being plac-
ed IN he gap made in the artery of an.
imal No. 2, and vice versa The
wound is closed the animal allowed
to recover from the anacsthetic and
treated and handled with the utmost
care and skill, as If 1t were IN a priv
ate Ioom in a firstclass surgical hos
pital until It has completely rocov-
cred from the wound These expert
mems, Of course. are intended only as
a step toward achievements OF the
deepest human import.
II has long been known that an or.
gan'like the heart Of turtle. for In
stance, can be kept actively at work
contracting or secreting, even when
lifted entirely out Of the body. Sd. long
az an abundant supply Of blood or Of
sal solution is poured into its vein
AMI out again through its artery, or
vie versa, according to the organ. By
Connecting the great artery of the
hrtle's heart with its principal vein
b. means Of curved glass tube the
hart can be made to pump It's own
hood round and round IN its shor-
ened circulation and kept beating for
Jays. Therefore. II only some safe
Ind effective means can be found Of
dining the cut ends Of arteries and
veins together in such way that
they will unite there is nothing to
prevent the transference Of an organ
with its blood vessels from one body
20, another
RPartial success has already been
accomplished in this extraordinary
feat The organ selected has been
the kidney, on account Of the read.
ness with which It can be removed
from the body without injury or seri-
GUS damage to other vital structures. /
In six or seven cases the Kidney Of
cat or dog has been removed I'M
der anaesthesia from the body and
grated on to pair Of blood vessels
Of corresponding size in the body Of
another cat or dog. At a recent meet.
ing Of one Of the New York scientific |
bodies, a month OF so ago, there was
shown a photograph Of a cat which
had then been living for three weeks
with both kidneys Of another cat sub
stituted for its own.
The cat was standing on a table,
reaching up to play with the hand Of
the nurse, who was patting It ON the
head. Its tail was culed its back
was arched, It's expression was arabic
we had almost said smiling land
It looked The picture OF health and
comfort This cat lived three weeks
and then died as the result Of an &C.
cident- Another which had had
similar Transformation scene enacted
IN its interior, was still living and in
perfect health four weeks after the
transfer Such success. partial as It
Is does seem to suggest at least the
possibility some day Of human beings
being not only able to give their blood
Tor their country, but one of such Of
their vital organs as come in pairs
Tor the lives Of their loved ones
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