Correlation between hematopoietic progenitors and erythroblasts in cord blood.
Erythroid and granulocyte-monocyte progenitors in cord blood were studied, using the methyl cellulose assay. The mean number of progenitors was 12-16 times higher than that of normal adult blood. The number of both erythroid and granulocyte-monocyte progenitors correlated positively with the number of erythroblasts present in cord blood. The possible origin of hematopoietic progenitors in cord blood was discussed.
D000328:Adult; D004900:Erythroblasts / Q000166:cytology*; D005312:Fetal Blood / Q000166:cytology*; D006410:Hematopoiesis; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology*