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Umbilical cord blood contains an enriched population of bone marrow stem cells,» says Daniel Weisdorf, director of the Adult Blood and Marrow Transplant Program at the university.
Not exact matches
Umbilical Cord: A cord - like structure containing blood vessels that connects the fetus to the place
Cord: A
cord - like structure containing blood vessels that connects the fetus to the place
cord - like structure
containing blood vessels that connects the fetus to the placenta.
Since the
umbilical cord is a living tissue that
contains blood vessels, baby belly button will not immediately formed after cutting it.
Cord blood is pretty much what it sounds like — blood taken from the baby's umbilical cord — and it contains potentially life - saving stem cells that can be banked for future
Cord blood is pretty much what it sounds like —
blood taken from the baby's
umbilical cord — and it contains potentially life - saving stem cells that can be banked for future
cord — and it
contains potentially life - saving stem cells that can be banked for future use.
Umbilical cord blood, for example, generally
contains insufficient numbers of stem cells for it to be used as a source of HSCs for transplantation into adult patients.
In a study of
umbilical cord blood from New York City children, researchers found a change in a gene called ACSL3 that is associated with prenatal exposure to chemical pollutants called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), which are byproducts of incomplete combustion from carbon -
containing fuels, resulting in high levels in heavy - traffic areas.