Influence of storage conditions on viability of hematopoietic stem cells and leukocyte subpopulations in fresh and cryopreserved umbilical cord blood samples.

Umbilical cord blood (UCB) units are cryopreserved for long-term storage, but it is still not fully investigated how cryopreservation and freezing affect the viability of different cell types. This prospective study evaluated the stability of fresh a…

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