Tissue Transplantation
Authors: JOHN P. MERRILL
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1961)

Review1 November 1961Tissue TransplantationJOHN P. MERRILL, M.D., F.A.C.P.JOHN P. MERRILL, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-55-5-846 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptAlthough, with rare exceptions, transplantation of tissue between nonrelated individuals has yet to be successfully achieved, recent advances in knowledge of the mechanisms responsible for this lack of success have stimulated widespread interest and have made it apparent that in certain areas at least the problems to be overcome are not insurmountable. Any review of tissue transplantation should begin with a definition of the terms to be used. Although Gorer (1) has recently introduced better terminology, the older, more widespread usage will be employed here. 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