Cord promise.New Jersey has created the nation's first public umbilical cord umbilical cord (ŭmbĭl`ĭkəl), cordlike structure about 22 in. (56 cm) long in the pregnant human female, extending from the abdominal wall of the fetus to the placenta. and placental blood banks specifically for use in research. "We have a responsibility to pursue every single research opportunity," said former acting Governor Richard Codey. State officials hope that increased availability of cord blood cord blood n. Blood present in the umbilical vessels at the time of delivery. will attract top scientists to New Jersey. Cord blood is a good source of stem cells stem cells, unspecialized human or animal cells that can produce mature specialized body cells and at the same time replicate themselves. Embryonic stem cells are derived from a blastocyst (the blastula typical of placental mammals; see embryo), which is very young for treatment of cardiac disease and diseases of the bone and cartilage. Cord blood also has the advantage that it can be used by patients not related to the donor. Critics and proponents of embryonic stem cell Embryonic stem cells (ES cells) are stem cells derived from the inner cell mass of an early stage embryo known as a blastocyst. Human embryos reach the blastocyst stage 4-5 days post fertilization, at which time they consist of 50-150 cells. ES cells are pluripotent. research alike are enthusiastic about work with cord blood. |
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion