Concept of combining parts of different bodies into one functioning entity is not new. Introduction--historical perspective.
Katsanos
Georgios
G
Erasme Hospital, Free University of Brussels, Medicosurgical Unit of Liver Transplantation, Lennik Road 808, 1070 Brussels, Belgium.
Donckier
Vincent
V
D000818:Animals; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D006801:Humans; D016377:Organ Transplantation / Q000266:history* / Q000379:methods*; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement