Accessing the subarachnoid space via intrathecal needle placement can be done in nonhuman primates (NHPs) and other species to collect cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) or to deliver agents into the CSF.
Between February 1995 and September 2005, 171 sibling donors (M/F: 98/73) with a median age of 42 years (range, 11–72) underwent PBPC collection at our institution. Donor characteristics are shown in ...