[Cryopreservation of umbilical cord blood. Technological aspects].
Umbilical cord blood, derived from the umbilical cord at the time of delivery, is a rich source of haemopoietic stem cells and has been used successfully in the treatment of various diseases. Worldwide until now, more than 200,000 umbilical cord blood units have been cryopreserved and more than 5000 transplantations have been undergone. The basic technics for preparation, cryopreservation and storing of the material before transplantation have been represented.
Todorov
Plamen
P
Dimitrov
Iosif
I
Pandeva
Ivilina
I
D000818:Animals; D015925:Cryopreservation / Q000379:methods*; D005312:Fetal Blood; D013678:Technology, Pharmaceutical