NICHD BRAIN AND TISSUE BANK FOR DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS
CENTRAL OFFICE: University of Maryland
COLLABORATIVE SITE: University of Miami
email: btbumab@umaryland.edu
phone: 1-800-847-1539
AVAILABLE TISSUE
....FIXED....
BRAIN (Protocol Method 1)
CEREBRUM- Hemi Coronal Section(2, 6, 7, 10, 15, 18, 19), MEDULLA- Whole Section (2, 4), BRAIN STEM- Section(2, 3, 6)
OTHER ORGAN SYSTEMS
CARDIOVASCULAR- (Aorta, Heart), ENDOCRINE- (Adrenal, Pituitary, Thyroid), GASTROINTESTINAL- (Anus, Colon ascending, Colon descending, Duodenum, Esophagus, Gallbladder, Ileum, Jejunum, Liver, Pancreas, Stomach), GENITAL- (Testicle), HEMATOPOIETIC- (Lymph Node, Spleen, Thymus), INTEGUMENTARY- (Skin), MUSCULO SKELETAL- (Bone (rib), Diaphragm, Psoas), RESPIRATORY- (Bronchus, Lung, Trachea), SPINAL CORD- (Cervical, Lumbar, Peripheral Nerve, Thoracic, Sacral), URINARY- (Bladder, Kidney)
....FROZEN....
BRAIN (Protocol Method 1)
CEREBRUM- Hemi Coronal Section(9, 12), MEDULLA- Whole Section (1, 3, 5), BRAIN STEM- Section(1, 4, 5), BRAIN other-(Dura, Cranial Nerve)
OTHER ORGAN SYSTEMS
CARDIOVASCULAR- (Aorta), ENDOCRINE- (Pituitary, Thyroid), GASTROINTESTINAL- (Colon ascending, Colon descending, Esophagus, Gallbladder, Ileum, Jejunum, Liver, Pancreas, Stomach), HEMATOPOIETIC- (Lymph Node, Spleen, Thymus), INTEGUMENTARY- (Adipose, Skin), MUSCULO SKELETAL- (Bone (rib), Diaphragm, Psoas), RESPIRATORY- (Bronchus, Lung, Trachea), SPINAL CORD- (Cervical, Lumbar, Peripheral Nerve, Sacral), URINARY- (Bladder), OTHER TISSUE- (Fibroblasts)