isotransplantation Med. and Biol.
(ˌaɪsəʊtrɑːnsplɑːnˈteɪʃən, -træns-, -plænt)
[f. iso- + transplantation.]
† 1. = homotransplantation. Obs.
| 1909 Jrnl. Exper. Med. XI. 194 Of 35 isotransplantations in 17 dogs.., thirty-two parathyroids were either absorbed or necrotic. |
2. The operation of transplanting tissue from one individual to another of the same inbred strain.
| 1962 Cancer Res. XXII. 955 A state of relative resistance can be built up in highly inbred skin-compatible C3H mice against the isotransplantation of lymphomas recently induced in the same strain. 1963 Exper. Cell Res. XXXII. 618 (heading) Resistance against isotransplantation of mouse tumors induced by Rous sarcoma virus. 1966 Cancer Res. XXVI. 127/2 Spontaneous loss.., induced loss.., and even gain of antigens..can occur on isotransplantation. |