Cord blood stem cells medicine /
Cord Blood Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine discusses the current applications for cord blood stem cells and techniques for banking cord blood. Cord blood, blood from the umbilical cord and placenta of an infant, represents an alternate source of stem cells that can be used to treat a myriad of...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Academic Press,
2015.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Cord Blood Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine discusses the current applications for cord blood stem cells and techniques for banking cord blood. Cord blood, blood from the umbilical cord and placenta of an infant, represents an alternate source of stem cells that can be used to treat a myriad of disorders. Cord blood stem cells are being used more frequently and studied more seriously, as evidenced by the explosion of scientific literature on the topic. Currently, clinical and pre-clinical trials are being done in the field, treating conditions as severe as heart failure. Coupled with re. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (399 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780124078369 0124078362 0124077854 9780124077850 |