[Ethical problems of cross-species transplantation from animals to humans (xenotransplantation)] [Article in German]
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Feb 1, 1998
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xenotransplantation, public discussion, infectious diseases, allocation problems, source animals
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Abstract
The success of transplantation and the increasing demand for donor organs have led to an increasingly acute shortage of human organs and tissue for transplantation. In this situation xenotransplantation is discussed as a possible alternative to allotransplantation. Cross-species transplantation however involves certains risks and ethical problems, some of which are thematized in this abstract.
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Engels, E.-M. (1998) “[Ethical problems of cross-species transplantation from animals to humans (xenotransplantation)] [Article in German]”, ALTEX - Alternatives to animal experimentation, 15(1), pp. 34–35. Available at: https://www.altex.org/index.php/altex/article/view/1576 (Accessed: 23 April 2024).
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