Optimising methods of red cell sedimentation from cord blood to maximise nucleated cell recovery prior to cryopreservation

British Journal of Biomedical Science

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 157-159

  Madkaikar, M ^a   Gupta, M ^a   Ghosh, Kanjaksha ^a   Swaminathan, S ^a   Sonawane, L ^a   Mohanty, D ^a  

^a KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Cord blood stem cell transplantation; Cryopreservation; Erythrocytes; Fetal blood; Stem cells

Indexed keywords

DEXTRAN; GELATIN; HETASTARCH; PHOSPHATE BUFFERED SALINE;

ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DEPLETION; DILUTION; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; IRON DEFICIENCY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESSING; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

EID: 37849030784     PISSN: 09674845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09674845.2007.11732779     Document Type: Article

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