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HETEROPLASTIA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-05-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Surgery
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- heterotransplantation
1, record 1, English, heterotransplantation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- heteroplasty 2, record 1, English, heteroplasty
obsolete
- xenoplasty 2, record 1, English, xenoplasty
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An operation involving the transplantation of tissue or an organ from an unrelated species (xenograft) to replace lost or damaged tissue. 2, record 1, English, - heterotransplantation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
After heterotransplantation of human kidney tumours (anaplastic kidney carcinoma and a Duct Bellini tumour) into nude mice the influence of either indomethacin or a-difluoromethylornithine or a combination of the two was investigated. Each of the two tumours were transplanted into 13 different mice. 3, record 1, English, - heterotransplantation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chirurgie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- hétérogreffe
1, record 1, French, h%C3%A9t%C3%A9rogreffe
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- hétérotransplantation 2, record 1, French, h%C3%A9t%C3%A9rotransplantation
correct, feminine noun
- hétéroplastie 3, record 1, French, h%C3%A9t%C3%A9roplastie
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Greffe pratiquée avec un tissu ou un organe provenant d'une espèce différente que celle de l'organisme receveur. 1, record 1, French, - h%C3%A9t%C3%A9rogreffe
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un grand pas vient d'être franchi en matière d'hétérotransplantation : pour la première fois, des cellules de la moelle osseuse de babouin, choisies car elles produisent des lymphocytes T résistant au VIH, ont été greffées chez un patient atteint du sida en phase terminale. 4, record 1, French, - h%C3%A9t%C3%A9rogreffe
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Cirugía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- heteroplastia
1, record 1, Spanish, heteroplastia
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Injerto de tejidos procedentes de otro individuo. 1, record 1, Spanish, - heteroplastia
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