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Phenotype and function of lymphocytes from the neonatal umbilical cord compared to paired maternal peripheral blood cells isolated during delivery.
Experimental and molecular pathology - 1 Aug 2003
Eisenthal Avi, Hassner Avi, Shenav Michael, Baron Shoshana, Lifschitz-Mercer Beatriz
Abstract excerpt
In the present study, we analyzed the immunological characteristics of mononuclear cells (MNC) isolated from both neonatal umbilical cord blood (UCB) and maternal peripheral blood (MPB) during the delivery. The in vitro proliferative response of UCB T lymphocytes was significantly reduced compared to the maternal response to phytohemagglutinin A, pokeweed mitogen, and alloantigen stimulation, in correlation with...
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