Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. Part One. Introduction
6. Chapter One. An Ancient Dream of Mankind? The Historicity of Organ Transplantation 3
7. Chapter Two. What Is Special about Organ Transplantation? 14
8. Part Two. The Success of Organ Transplantation as a Concept
9. Chapter Three. Before Organ Replacement: A Natural History Approach to Disease 23
10. Chapter Four. The Invention of Organ Transplantation 31
11. Chapter Five. Organotherapy and Organ Replacement 47
12. Chapter Six. The Rise and Decline of Thyroid Transplantation 53
13. Chapter Seven. The Discovery of a New Organ: The Parathyroid Gland 59
14. Chapter Eight. Laboratory and Clinic: Organ Replacement for Diabetes 65
15. Chapter Nine. The Many Uses of the Adrenal Gland 78
16. Chapter Ten. Reconstructing Women: Ovarian Transplants 85
17. Chapter Eleven. Rejuvenating Men: Testicle Transplants 99
18. Chapter Twelve. One Principle, Multiple Applications :Further Organs 116
19. Chapter Thirteen. From Special Case to Prototype: The Kidney 122
20. Chapter Fourteen. Ethical Problems with Organ Transplantation 133
21. Chapter Fifteen. Laboratory and Clinic: The Epistemic and Social Context 146
22. Part Three. The Failure of Organ Transplantation in Practice
23. Chapter Sixteen. Methods of Monitoring the Success of Transplants 165
24. Chapter Seventeen. Disillusionment: The Clinical Failure of Organ Transplantation 183
25. Chapter Eighteen. The Strategy of Technical Perfection 193
26. Chapter Nineteen. A New Direction: Transplant Immunology 207
27. Chapter Twenty. Chance or Necessity: A Fresh Start for Organ Transplantation 224
28. Chapter Twenty-One. Summary and Conclusion: Organ Transplantation as a Historical Topic 230
29. Abbreviations 241
30. Notes 243
31. Bibliography 311
32. Index 341