Published in Blood Weekly, September 21st, 2006
According to recent research from Turkey, "Currently, autologous peripheral stem cell transplantation used as a therapeutic modality in the treatment of various hematological malignancies is gaining more popularity day by day.
"In this method, the patient's own peripheral stem cells are collected by a proper method and stored at -80 degrees C until they are reinfused into the patient after being rewarmed in water bath at 37 degrees C."
"A number of complications have been reported related to reinfusion of the cryopreserved cells into the...
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Source: Blood Weekly (2006-09-21)
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