Application of Umbilical Cord and Cord Blood as Alternative Modes for Liver Therapy

Abstract

The fi rst isolated foetal stem cells were haematopoietic, derived from human umbilical cord blood. Thus, cord blood represents the prototypic foetal stem cell source. UCBderived stem cells enjoy an intermediate niche between ES and ADS with the added advantages of being ethically sound and associated with completely non-invasive methods for collection of the cord blood. Until the advent of cord