Umbilical Cord Blood Banking: Evaluation of the Collection Procedure and of CFU-GM Content

1 January 1993

journal article
research article
Published by Mary Ann Liebert Inc in Journal of Hematotherapy

Vol. 2 (2) , 233-234
https://doi.org/10.1089/scd.1.1993.2.233

Abstract

Procedures have been optimized for the collection and evaluation of colony-forming cells (CFG-FM) in umbilical cord blood. In a study of 64 samples, early clamping of the cord resulted in increased collection volumes. CFU-GM were not significantly affected by the choice of culture medium.

Keywords

UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD
COLLECTION AND EVALUATION
BLOOD BANKING
CFU GM
COLLECTION PROCEDURE