title: Umbilical cord blood banking: evaluation of the collection procedure and of CFU-GM content.
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.
authors.affiliation: Centro Transfusionale e di Immunologia dei Trapianti, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milano, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bertolini
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Corsini
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lauri
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gorini
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sirchia
mesh_terms: D001771:Blood Banks; D001772:Blood Cell Count; D001793:Blood Preservation / Q000379:methods*; D001800:Blood Specimen Collection / Q000379:methods*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003114:Colony-Forming Units Assay; D003250:Constriction; D015672:Erythroid Precursor Cells; D005312:Fetal Blood / Q000166:cytology; D018380:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation; D006412:Hematopoietic Stem Cells; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D014470:Umbilical Cord