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The 58 pages that link to Organ transplantation, each with the reason it gives.

• ABO blood group systemNarrower topic: ABO antigens on vascular tissue can trigger rejection when donor and recipient groups mismatch.

• Heart transplantationNarrower topic: Heart transplantation developed within the broader history of organ replacement surgery.

• Renal replacement therapyNarrower topic: Kidney transplantation is one instance of this broader form of treatment.

• Cold storage of organsNarrower topic: Cold storage makes transplantation across distance and time possible, while imposing limits on both.

• CyclosporineNarrower topic: Cyclosporine helps prevent the recipient's immune system from rejecting the graft.

• TacrolimusNarrower topic: Tacrolimus is widely used to reduce immune-mediated rejection of transplanted organs.

• SirolimusNarrower topic: Sirolimus helps prevent immune rejection of transplanted organs.

• Peter MedawarNarrower topic: Understanding immune tolerance helped establish the scientific foundations of transplant medicine.

• Thomas StarzlNarrower topic: Starzl’s career helped transform transplantation from experimental surgery into clinical treatment.

• Christiaan BarnardNarrower topic: Heart transplantation applies transplant principles to an organ whose function cannot be paused.

• Joseph E. MurrayNarrower topic: Murray’s kidney work helped establish transplantation as a viable medical treatment.