Biological Specimen Banks
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Facilities that collect, store, and distribute tissues, e.g., cell lines, microorganisms, blood, sperm, milk, breast tissue, for use by others. Other uses may include transplantation and comparison of diseased tissues in the identification of cancer. |
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human or animal material; GEN or unspecified; prefer specifics; American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) goes here; DF: BIOL SPECIMEN BANKS |
Biological Specimen Banks Categories.
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Blood Banks - Centers for collecting, characterizing and storing human blood. |
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Milk Banks - Centers for acquiring, storing, and distributing human milk. |
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Sperm Banks - Centers for acquiring and storing semen. |
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Tissue Banks - Centers for acquiring, characterizing, and storing organs or tissue for future use. |
Biological Specimen Banks Definitions and Terms
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