Human umbilical cord (UC) can be obtained during the perinatal period as a result of preterm, term, and postterm delivery. In this protocol, we describe the isolation and characterization of UC-derived mesenchymal stem cells (UC-MSCs) from fetuses/infants at 19-40 weeks of gestation.
Iwatani, S., Yoshida, M., Yamana, K., Kurokawa, D., Kuroda, J., Thwin, K. K. M., Uemura, S., Takafuji, S., Nino, N., Koda, T., Mizobuchi, M., Nishiyama, M., Fujioka, K., Nagase, H., Morioka, I., Iijima, K., Nishimura, N. Isolation and Characterization of Human Umbilical Cord-derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells from Preterm and Term Infants. J. Vis. Exp. (143), e58806, doi:10.3791/58806 (2019).