Umbilical cord blood banking: evaluation of the collection procedure and of CFU-GM content

F Bertolini; C Corsini; E Lauri; F Gorini; G Sirchia

doi:10.1089/scd.1.1993.2.233

Umbilical cord blood banking: evaluation of the collection procedure and of CFU-GM content

J Hematother. 1993 Summer;2(2):233-4. doi: 10.1089/scd.1.1993.2.233.

Authors

F Bertolini¹, C Corsini, E Lauri, F Gorini, G Sirchia

Affiliation

¹ Centro Transfusionale e di Immunologia dei Trapianti, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milano, Italy.

PMID: 7921982
DOI: 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.

MeSH terms

Blood Banks*
Blood Cell Count
Blood Preservation / methods*
Blood Specimen Collection / methods*
Cells, Cultured
Colony-Forming Units Assay
Constriction
Erythroid Precursor Cells
Fetal Blood* / cytology
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Hematopoietic Stem Cells*
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Umbilical Cord