Placental Blood Collection
Maternal placental blood collection puncture method is the best for immunology studies
Published in Blood Weekly, August 3rd, 2006
According to recent research from the United States, "The collection of maternal placental intervillous blood (IVB), without contamination of fetal blood and with an accurate mononuclear cell profile, is essential for immunological studies of placental malaria and other infectious diseases of the placenta.
"We have compared five documented methods of IVB collection: perfusion, incision, biopsy, tissue grinding, and puncture (prick) for fetal blood contamination and mononuclear cell profiles using How cytometry."
"Twenty-five placentas were...
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Source: Blood Weekly (2006-08-03)
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