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Transplantation

Transplantation is the transfer (engraftment) of human cells, tissues or organs from a donor to a recipient with the aim of restoring function(s) in the body. When transplantation is performed between different species, e.g. animal to human, it is named xenotransplantation.

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Organ transplantation

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Xenotransplantation

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The state of the international organ trade: a provisional picture [pdf 186kb]

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STATISTICS

WHO/HUG: Global inventory of Xenotransplantation

WHO/ONT (Spain): Global Observatory on Donation and Transplantation

Donate for survivors of the Haiti earthquake

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