Koji Kawakami

Koji Kawakami
MD, Phd, Department of Pharmacoepidemiology, Graduate School of Medicine and Public Health,
Yoshida Konoecho, Sakyoku, Kyoto 606-8501
Japan

Publications
  • Review Article
    The Contribution of Pharmacological Agents in the History of Organ Transplantation
    Author(s): Yoko Uryuhara and Koji KawakamiYoko Uryuhara and Koji Kawakami

    More than 200,000 people in the world currently need life-saving organ transplants. Transplantation medicine is the one field of medicine that requires a third party, which is why so much effort is put into ensuring that transplanted organs survive as long as possible. The history of organ transplantation is the story of a battle with immunity, and pharmacological agents have done much to help physicians and patients gain the upper hand in this struggle. This paper provides an overview of the contributions pharmacological agents have made in the history of organ transplantation, with a focus on the field’s early history .. View More»
    DOI: 10.4172/2153-2435.1000277

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