BACKGROUND: Umbilical cord blood (UCB) is now a commonly used resource for hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) transplantation; great effort has been put forth in standardizing protocols for processing, ...
Define cord blood. cord blood synonyms, cord blood pronunciation, cord blood translation, English dictionary definition of cord blood. Noun 1. cord blood - blood obtained from the umbilical cord at...
Eurocord Transplant has established a registry for studying results of cord blood transplant. We have analyzed 78 patients who have received a related CBT between October 1988 and December 1996. Th...
Umbilical-cord blood from unrelated donors who are not HLA-identical with the recipients can restore hematopoiesis after myeloablative therapy in children. We studied the use of transplantation of ...
Background Cord blood (CB) is a valuable source of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs). Extended storage of CB is possible provided that validated cryopreservation procedures are used. The study object...
A comprehensive guide to cord blood banking, including how much cord blood banking costs and cord blood banking pros and cons.
Future Health Technologies (Britain's largest private family cord blood stem cell bank) currently (November 2009) charges £1,395 for its standard cord blood collection and storage service.This incl...
BACKGROUND : The cryopreservation of HPCs in DMSO has been practiced by cord blood (CB) banks worldwide. Inevitably, some detriment to biologic function occurs as the result of freezing injuries an...
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Background and Objectives After storage, low levels of contaminating bacteria in standard blood components can reach bacteraemic levels, causing severe transfusion‐associated sepsis. For cord blood...