Rejection reduced by animal research
4 October 2013
Posted by: UAR news team
Category: Research & medical benefits
Consultant surgeon Geoff Koffman explains that while the prognosis for kidney transplant has improved rejection is still a problem. We also hear how research with mice has reduced this problem. Mice with two hearts are used to investigate the process of rejection. Transplanting a heart from one mouse to another takes great surgical skill, seen in this video.
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