The High Yield Expansion and Megakaryocytic Differentiation of Human Umbilical Cord Blood CD133+ Cells

Objective: Despite of many benefits, umbilical cord blood (UCB) hematopoietic stem cell(HSC) transplantation is associated with low number of stem cells and slow engraftment;in particular of platelets. So, expanded HSCs and co-transfusion of megakaryocyte (MK)progenitor cells can shorten this period...

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Main Authors: Mahin Nikougoftar Zarif, Saeid Abroun, Naser Amirizade, Hassan Abolghasemi, Masoud Soleimani, Saeid Kaviani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Royan Institute (ACECR), Tehran 2011-01-01
Series:Cell Journal
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Online Access:http://www.celljournal.org/library/upload/article/af_6336323237242422533382452436375463354234Nikougoftar(8).pdf