Core Principles in Cellular Therapy, 3rd edition

This handy text provides a focused look at hematopoietic and nonhematopoietic cellular therapy that will be useful to those working on the periphery as well as the mainstream of this exciting field. Written by experts, these chapters excerpted from the AABB Technical Manual, 18th edition, were also peer-reviewed by AABB cellular therapy committee and subsection members. Together, these chapters capture what is essential to know about cellular therapy and regenerative medicine for example, new advances in induced pluripotent stem cells, mesenchymal stem cells, adipose-derived stem cells as well as more established cellular therapy products.Chapters include:Collection and processing of cells collected from marrow harvests and apheresis procedures.Umbilical cord blood uses and cord blood banking.Clinical uses of nonhematopoietic cells blood- and marrow-derived.Clinical uses of hematopoietic cells tissue-derived.Transfusion support of HSCT recipients.(AABB, 2014, 94 pages)