Umbilical Cord Blood

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
UCB
Pronunciation
/əmˈbɪlɪkəl kɔrd bləd/
Category
Governmental
Related Field
FDA

Examples in Context

  1. Currently, EPCs have been identified in adult peripheral blood, bone marrow, and human umbilical cord blood.
  2. We saved his umbilical cord blood.
  3. Objective To isolate endothelial progenitor cells from umbilical cord blood and observe their biologic behaviors.
  4. The adherent cells derived from human placenta and umbilical cord blood have the basic features of mesenchymal stem cells.
  5. In addition, the umbilical cord blood stem cells have significant anti-apoptosis effect.

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