Autotransplantation
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Autotransplantation is the transplantation of tissue from one part of the body to another in the same individual. Tissue transplanted by such a procedure is referred to as an autograft or autotransplant. Contrast with xenotransplantation and allotransplantation.
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Types of Transplants: Allograft - Alloplant - Allotransplantation - Autotransplantation - Xenotransplantation
Tissue and Organs Transplanted: Organ transplant - Bone grafting - Bone marrow - Corneal - Face - Hand - Heart - Heart-Lung - Kidney - Liver - Lung - Pancreas - Penis - Skin grafting - Spleen - Uterus
Related issues: Biomedical tissue - Cellular memory - Edmonton protocol - Eye bank - Graft-versus-host disease - Immunosuppressive drugs - Islet cell transplantation - Living donor liver transplantation - Lung allocation score - Machine perfusion - Medical grafting - Non-heart beating donation - Organ donation - Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder - Total body irradiation - Transplant rejection
Organizations related to Transplants: Human Tissue Authority - National Marrow Donor Program - United Network for Organ Sharing
People related to transplants: Christiaan Barnard - Isabelle Dinoire - Jean-Michel Dubernard - Gregory Scott Johnson - List of notable organ transplant donors and recipients
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