The origins of organ transplantation surgery and laboratory science, 1880-1930
By: Thomas Schlich
Series: Rochester studies in medical history; Rochester studies in medical history
Publisher: University of Rochester Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Rochester, NY
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781580463539
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: An ancient dream of mankind : the historicity of organ transplantation; title: What is special about organ transplantation?; title: Before organ replacement : a natural history approach to disease; title: The invention of organ transplantation; title: Organotherapy and organ replacement; title: The rise and decline of thyroid transplantation; title: The discovery of a new organ : the parathyroid gland; title: Laboratory and clinic : organ replacement for diabetes; title: The many uses of the adrenal gland; title: Reconstructing women : ovarian transplants; title: Rejuvenating men : testicle transplants; title: One principle, multiple applications : further organs; title: From special case to prototype : the kidney; title: Ethical problems with organ transplantation; title: Laboratory and clinic : the epistemic and social context; title: Methods of monitoring the success of transplants; title: Disillusionment: the clinical failure of organ transplantation; title: The strategy of technical perfection; title: A new direction : transplant immunology; title: Chance or necessity : a fresh start for organ transplantation.