Umbilical cord blood banking – today and tomorrow

Umbilical cord blood (UCB) is an abundant source of haematopoietic stem cells (HSC) for allogeneic HSC transplant. In addition to HSCs, the cord blood and placenta contain ample nonhaematopoietic stem cells, which increasingly raise the interest of regenerative medicine. Public UCB banks have...

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Main Authors: Primož Rožman, Dragoslav Domanović, Miomir Knežević
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Slovenian Medical Association 2012-01-01
Series:Zdravniški Vestnik
Online Access:http://vestnik.szd.si/index.php/ZdravVest/article/view/556