what is a cord tissue?
Researchers are still exploring the countless possible cord tissue banking benefits. When we talk about cord tissue, we mean the actual material encasing the blood vessels. Wharton’s jelly insulates the cord blood, which boasts its own wealth of resources. Instead of HSCs, cord tissue produces mesenchymal stem cells (or MSCs). These can become bone, skin, cartilage, muscle, and fat cells. (2)