What does xenotransplantation research involve?
In order for xenotransplantation to become an option for human therapy, research is needed that includes: • animal-to-animal studies (preclinical studies) – in which proposed xenotransplantation procedures are tested on animals (eg pig-to-baboon kidney transplant); and • animal-to-human trials (clinical trials) – in which animal products are used for xenotransplantation procedures on human beings (eg pig-to-human pancreatic islet cell transplantation to treat Type I diabetes). Animal-to-animal studies are required to abide by regulations for research involving animals.
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