Dictionary of Biological Psychology
Transplantation of cells, organs or tissues back into the same individual that has donated those tissues. Cells derived from the donor will not suffer immunological rejection, and autografts avoid the need for IMMUNOSUPPRESSION.
Autografts have been used in developmental studies of organization and regeneration in CORTICAL MAPS, for instance after rotation of the barrel fields. Easily accessible peripheral cells (such as fibroblasts) are popular for GENETIC ENGINEERING prior to implantation in the nervous system. Adrenal autografts have been employed in PARKINSON’S DISEASE, but with only limited success.
See also: transplantation
STEPHEN B.DUNNETT
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