Abstract
Umbilical cord blood has been recently used as a source of hematopoietic progenitor cells for transplantation of pediatric patients. This study was performed to evaluate the feasibility of a cord blood bank for unrelated transplant. When the umbilical cord was clamped within 20 seconds after delivery, it was possible to collect 86±25 ml of cord recipients with more than 2000 CFU-GM/kg; 53% of cord blood samples were found to contain enough CFU-GM for engraftment in 50-70 kg adult patients.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 111-112 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | International Journal of Artificial Organs |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue number | SUPPL. 5 |
| Publication status | Published - 1993 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biophysics