View Embryonic Stem Cells Umbilical Cord US. Discusses cord blood and its use as multipotent stem cells. The three most used stem cell sources are umbilical cord blood, bone marrow and human embryos.
They are able to divide and differentiate into any other kind of cell found in our embryonic stem cells were derived after fertilizing the donated ovum and spermatozoid in laboratory conditions.
Although the procedures involved in harvesting it are totally different. A doctor can immediately removed a newborn's umbilical cord and squeeze out those stem cells. However, these findings are highly controversial among scientists. Based on studies published to date, the frequency of nhscs in ucb is believed to be very low.