cord blood
Newborn stem source
Cord blood is blood remaining in the umbilical cord and placenta after a baby is born.
It contains stem cells that can treat certain blood disorders and cancers, making it valuable for medical transplants.
Parents may choose to bank cord blood for potential future use: They decided to store the cord blood privately rather than donate it.
- cryobankingStoring biological material frozen
- cryopreservationLow-temperature biological preservation
- placentaFetal nourishment organ
- leukemiaMalignancy of blood-forming tissues
- vitrificationTransformation into glass
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- donorsdonor, organ donor, living donor, bone marrow donor, kidney donor
- Blood Systemplatelets, hematopoiesis, bone marrow, red marrow, stem cells
- biological materialstissue, plasma, serum, bone marrow, stem cells
- childbirth anatomyuterus, womb, placenta, cervix, amniotic sac
- Pregnancy Factorsprenatal care, folic acid, folate, prenatal testing, placenta
- biospecimenstissue samples, DNA samples, saliva samples, biological samples, specimens