The antigen CD34 is a well-known marker present on human progenitor and stem cells. This protocol explains the isolation of CD34+ cells from peripheral blood using magnetic bead separation technique. The approximate abundance of CD34+ cells in blood is 0.1% of mononuclear cells.
Hasan, S. and Plo-Azevedo, I. (2012). Isolation of Human Blood Progenitor and Stem Cells from Peripheral Blood by Magnetic Bead . Bio-protocol 2(21): e281. DOI: 10.21769/BioProtoc.281.