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Umbilical cord blood is blood that remains in the placenta and in the attached umbilical cord after childbirth.

Cord blood provides a pool of undifferentiated cells which has been shown to be therapeutically useful for rescuing patients with bone marrow-related deficits and inborn metabolic defects.Umbilical cord blood is the most popular perinatal stem cell source.
Umbilical Cord Blood
Peripheral Blood
Cord Blood
Multiple Ancestors Single Ancestor No Descendants Develops from Part of Parent
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