Chillà, Anastasia
Margheri, Francesca
Biagioni, Alessio
Del Rosso, Mario
Fibbi, Gabriella
Laurenzana, Anna
Funding for this research was provided by:
Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca sul Cancro (IG 2013 N.14266)
Federazione Italiana Ricerca sul Cancro
H2020 European Program for Research and Innovation (Grant Agreement number: 748731)
Article History
Received: 19 February 2018
Accepted: 19 March 2018
First Online: 3 April 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Endothelial Colony Forming Cells (ECFCs) were isolated from > 50 ml human umbilical cord blood (UCB) of healthy newborns after maternal informed consent and in compliance with Italian legislation. All procedures involving animals were performed in accordance with the ethical standards and according to the Declaration of Helsinki and to national guidelines, approved by the ethical committee of Animal Welfare Office of Italian Health Ministry and conformed to the legal mandates and Italian guidelines for the care and maintenance of laboratory animals.
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