Autotransplantation

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Autotransplantation is the transplantation of tissue from one part of the body to another in the same individual. Tissue transplanted by such a procedure is referred to as an autograft or autotransplant. Contrast with xenotransplantation and allotransplantation.

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v • d • e Organ transplantation Types Allograft · Alloplant · Allotransplantation · Autotransplantation · Xenotransplantation Organs and tissues Bone · Bone marrow · Corneal · Face · Hand · Heart · Heart-lung · Kidney · Liver · Lung · Pancreas · Penis · Skin · Spleen · Uterus Related topics Biomedical tissue · Cellular memory · Edmonton protocol · Eye bank · Graft-versus-host disease · Immunosuppressive drugs · Islet cell transplantation · Implants · Living donor liver transplantation · Lung allocation score · Machine perfusion · Medical grafting · Non-heart beating donation · Organ donation · Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder · Repugnant market · Total body irradiation · Transplant rejection Organizations Halachic Organ Donor Society · Human Tissue Authority · National Marrow Donor Program · United Network for Organ Sharing People Christiaan Barnard · Michael Woodruff · Alexis Carrel · Norman Shumway · Jean-Michel Dubernard · List of notable organ transplant donors and recipients