Cord blood and placenta collection kit

Are the stem cells collected from the placental matrix different than those from cord blood?

I remember reading somewhere that the placent itself can act as a site of hematopoiesis. Now if this is true, and we all know hematopoiesis requires pretty good stromal support, then indeed the placental matrix must be very important.

Your question is a good one. However I looked at Hariri's patent and while it does talk about extracting "non-cord blood" cells, it seems like he is actually just perfusion the placenta.

I doubt that this will actually take out the placental stem cells that are stuck inside the matrix. I would imagine that to take out the placental stem cells inside the matrix one would have to use collagenase or some type of digestion to actually remove them.

Paul, I disagree. Hariri teaches that stem cells migrate out of the placental matrix without the use of enzymes.

Dear Gil,

Thank you for clarifying. So I guess Hariri just perfuses it at body temperature and physiological conditions so that the cells just naturally migrate out?

Would it not be easier to collagase digest? I guess if one does that than all other cells come out too.

Are the stem cells that Anthrogenesis Corp uses actually pluripotent?

I know that Koggler's group published regarding some type of pluripotent stem cells from the cord blood. But is this the same thing?