Cord Blood: A Review

Dontha, Sunitha and Kamurthy, Hemalatha and Madipoju, Nandakishora Chary (2016) Cord Blood: A Review. International Blood Research & Reviews, 4 (4). pp. 1-16. ISSN 23217219

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Abstract

The blood collected from a new born baby umbilical cord is known as Cord blood. It is a rich source of hemotopoietic stem cells, used in the treatment of over 80 diseases like various cancers and blood, immune and metabolic disorders. Cord blood is collected from umbilical cord vein attached to the placenta after umbilical cord has been detached from new born. The cord blood is composed of all elements, found in whole blood like red blood cells, white blood cells, plasma, platelets and hematopoietic stem cells. Cord blood which is collected is cryopreserved and is stored in cord blood bank for future transplantation.

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Subjects: Archive Digital > Medical Science
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Date Deposited: 19 Jun 2023 10:00
Last Modified: 12 Dec 2023 04:46
URI: http://eprints.ditdo.in/id/eprint/994

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