University of California San Francisco

Procurement

We currently offer the following sample types for research.

Tissue

  • Abdominal Skin (2x10cm)
  • Adipose
  • Adrenal glands (Bilateral)
  • Aortic segments
  • Aorto-renal branches
  • Arch vessels
  • Brain Hemisphere
  • Brain samples (Cortical Regions 2-3g)
  • Carotid body
  • Cerebellum, (2-3 g)
  • Choroid plexus
  • Coronary arteries
  • Dura Sinus
  • Eye (Whole, unilateral)
  • Heart (whole/segment)
  • Hypothalamus (uni- or bilateral)
  • Hypothalamus slab
  • Infrarenal aortic tissue
  • Large Intestine (full/seg)
  • Liver Segments
  • Lung (Unilateral)
  • Lymph Nodes
  • Ovary (Bilateral)
  • Parathyroid
  • Parotid salivary gland
  • Partial Pancreas
  • Peripheral Blood A 5-ml tube of (whole blood)
  • Serum (5-10 ml)
  • Skull Bone marrow (<10 g )
  • Small Intestine (full/seg)
  • Spleen
  • Striatum (5-10gr)
  • Substantia Nigra
  • Testis (Bilateral)
  • Thymus
  • Unilateral Entire Hippocampus
  • Vertebral Body (2 from any location)
  • Whole Brain
  • Whole Kidney
  • Whole uterusx