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Rejection and Tolerance is the latest subject in the Continuing Education series, organized by Fondation Marcel Mérieux and Université Claude Bernard in Lyon. The annual subject is chosen to reflect the status of the topical issues of the year, as taught by leading international experts. The contribution of transplantation and clinical immunology to advanced medicine is considerable and promising. The annual volumes in this series keep the reader abreast of these developments.

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Author:   J.-L. Touraine ,  J. Traeger ,  H. Bétuel ,  J.-M. Dubernard
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1994
Volume:   25
Dimensions:   Width: 17.00cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 24.40cm
Weight:   0.808kg
ISBN:  

9789401043458

ISBN 10:   9401043450
Pages:   459
Publication Date:   03 October 2013
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

1 / Ethics and organ transplantation.- 2/ The crisis of adolescence in organ transplantation.- 3 / From serology to molecular histocompatibility testing.- 4 / Continuing developments in transplantation.- 5 / The ‘Burst’ of pulmonary transplantation: thirty years of progress:.- 6 / Xenotransplantation: the current status of understanding:.- 7 / Xenotransplantation: the present and the future:.- 8 / Risk factors for rejection and predictive factors for chronic rejection in kidney transplantation:.- 9 / Characterization of graft infiltrating lymphocytes involved in cardiac transplant rejection:.- 10 / Distinct T cells mediating acute and chronic rejection:.- 11 / Role of anti-HLA immune responses in organ transplant rejection:.- 12 / Tolerogenicity of thymic epithelial cells: studies with allogeneic and xenogeneic chimeras:.- 13 / HLA matching in liver transplant immunity:.- 14 / Transgenic pigs as potential donors for xenografts:.- 15 / Percutaneous aspiration and drainage of fluid collections after pancreatic or renal transplantation:.- 16 / Endourologic resolution of transplant complications:.- 17 / Dilation or open surgery in treatment of ureteral stenosis:.- 18 / Renal transplant artery stenosis(RTAS): Diagnosis and treatment:.- 19 / Urinary fistula as a complication of renal transplantation:.- 20 / Endoscopic treatment of vesicoureteric reflux in own kidneys of renal transplant candidates and transplanted kidneys:.- 21 / Nonsurgical treatment of biliary complications after liver transplantation:.- 22 / Peripheral T cell tolerance:.- 23 / Induction of donor-specific tolerance by intrathymic cellular transplantation:.- 24 / Use of anti-CD4 monoclonal antibodies for toleranceinduction:.- 25 / Clonal deletion and clonal anergy mediated by antibodies to the human CD4protein:.- 26 / Tolerance to alloantigens and recognition for “ALLO + X” induced in humans by fetal stem cell transplantation:.- 27 / Role of IL-10 in transplantation tolerance:.- 28 / Veto cells and the induction of transplant tolerance in primates:.- 29 / The role of passenger leukocytes in rejection and “tolerance” after solid organ transplantation: a potential explanation of a paradox:.- Posters.

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'The book can be recommended for the interested scholar who aims to be informed about specific tendencies.' International Journal of Thymology, 2:4/1994

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