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Assessment of cell viability and apoptosis in human umbilical cord blood following storage.
Journal of hematotherapy & stem cell research - 1 Feb 2003
Xiao Mang, Dooley Douglas C
Abstract excerpt
There is increasing use of human umbilical cord blood (UCB) stem cells for unrelated donor transplantation. Successful engraftment depends in large measure on the dose and quality of cells in the UCB unit. In the present study, we attempted to identify a simple and rapid technique for assessing the quality and recovery of UCB cells following laboratory manipulation. Mononuclear cells (MNC) from fresh (<48 h old)...
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