Description
Human cord blood is collected aseptically at the time of delivery from healthy pregnant women under IRB approved informed consent. Plasma derived from cord blood is obtained by centrifugation of the cord blood. Plasma can be provided in fresh or cryopreserved format.
Plasma is the liquid component of blood in which the blood cells in whole blood are normally suspended. Important elements in plasma include albumin, coagulation factors, fibrinolytic proteins, immunoglobulins, and other proteins