title: Report of the workshop on xenotransplantation.
abstract: Although the basic concept and medical promise of xenotransplantation appears simple, clinical and scientific, realisation has proven elusive, with success unlikely in the near future. Speakers in this workshop discussed the current European perspective on xenotransplantation; the range of clinical protocols under consideration and the health problems they are designed to address; alternative approaches with an emphasis on reducing the need for transplantation, while increasing the supply and utilisation of human organs; and animal welfare aspects of xenotransplantation research and potential clinical applications.
authors.affiliation: Alternatives Research & Development Foundation, Noble Plaza Suite 316, 801 Old York Road, Jenkintown, PA 19046, USA. jmicar@aol.com
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: McArdle
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D014183:Transplantation, Heterologous