Does the time between collecting and processing umbilical cord blood samples affect the quality of the sample?

Objective: To assess the association between the time from umbilical cord blood collection until processing and the quality of the sample. Methods: Umbilical cord blood samples collected during the third stage of labor were placed in temperature-controlled boxes for the transport of biological mate...

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Main Authors: Ricardo Barini, Ubirajara Costa Ferraz, Gregório Lorenzo Acácio, Isabela Nelly Machado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein
Series:Einstein (São Paulo)
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-45082011000200207&lng=en&tlng=en