BRAIN AND TISSUE BANK FOR DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS
Department of Pediatrics, Room 10-035 BRB
University of Maryland, Baltimore
655 W. Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410)-706-1755             (800)-847-1539           FAX: (410)-706-0020
e-mail: btbumab@umaryland.edu
in contract to:
THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH 
 
LISTING OF TISSUES AVAILABLE
(Grouped alphabetically)
(Tissues available fixed or frozen unless noted otherwise.)
(All tissues listed below may not be available for each case.)
 
 
BODY FLUIDS (Frozen ONLY)
    Blood Plasma
    RBC
    CSF
    Urine
    Vitreous

BRAIN - Protocol Method 1
    Cerebrum
        Hemi Coronal Sections
                Fixed
                    Hemi Coronal Section 2
                    Hemi Coronal Section 3
                    Hemi Coronal Section 6
                    Hemi Coronal Section 7
                    Hemi Coronal Section 10
                    Hemi Coronal Section 11
                    Hemi Coronal Section 14
                    Hemi Coronal Section 15
                    Hemi Coronal Section 18
                    Hemi Coronal Section 19
                    Hemi Coronal Section 22
                Frozen
                    Hemi Coronal Section 1
                    Hemi Coronal Section 4
                    Hemi Coronal Section 5
                    Hemi Coronal Section 8
                    Hemi Coronal Section 9
                    Hemi Coronal Section 12
                    Hemi Coronal Section 13
                    Hemi Coronal Section 16
                    Hemi Coronal Section 17
                    Hemi Coronal Section 20
                    Hemi Coronal Section 21
        Whole Coronal Sections
                Fixed
                    Whole Coronal Section 2
                    Whole Coronal Section 4
                    Whole Coronal Section 6
                    Whole Coronal Section 8
                    Whole Coronal Section 10
                    Whole Coronal Section 12
                Frozen
                    Whole Coronal Section 1
                    Whole Coronal Section 3
                    Whole Coronal Section 5
                    Whole Coronal Section 7
                    Whole Coronal Section 9
                    Whole Coronal Section 11
    Half Brain (uncut)
            Left
            Right
    Medulla
            Fixed
                Whole Section 2
                Whole Section 4
            Frozen
                Whole Section 1
                Whole Section 3
                Whole Section 5
    Brain Stem
            Fixed
                Section 2
                Section 3
                Section 6
                Section 7
            Frozen
                Section 1
                Section 4
                Section 5
                Section 8

BRAIN - Protocol Method 2
    Cerebellum
            Fixed
                    Section 2
                    Section 4
                    Section 6
                    Section 8
                    Section 10
            Frozen
                    Section 1
                    Section 3
                    Section 5
                    Section 7
                    Section 9
     Cerebrum
        Hemi Coronal Sections
                Fixed
                    Hemi Coronal Section 2
                    Hemi Coronal Section 4
                    Hemi Coronal Section 6
                    Hemi Coronal Section 8
                    Hemi Coronal Section 10
                    Hemi Coronal Section 12
                    Hemi Coronal Section 14
                    Hemi Coronal Section 16
                    Hemi Coronal Section 18
                    Hemi Coronal Section 20
                    Hemi Coronal Section 22
                    Hemi Coronal Section 24
                    Hemi Coronal Section 26
                    Hemi Coronal Section 28
                    Hemi Coronal Section 30
                Frozen
                    Hemi Coronal Section 1
                    Hemi Coronal Section 3
                    Hemi Coronal Section 5
                    Hemi Coronal Section 7
                    Hemi Coronal Section 9
                    Hemi Coronal Section 11
                    Hemi Coronal Section 13
                    Hemi Coronal Section 15
                    Hemi Coronal Section 17
                    Hemi Coronal Section 19
                    Hemi Coronal Section 21
                    Hemi Coronal Section 21
                    Hemi Coronal Section 23
                    Hemi Coronal Section 25
                    Hemi Coronal Section 27
                    Hemi Coronal Section 29
                    Hemi Coronal Section 31
    Mid brain/Pons
            Fixed
                    Section 2
                    Section 4
                    Section 6
                    Section 8
                    Section 10
            Frozen
                    Section 1
                    Section 3
                    Section 5
                    Section 7
                    Section 9
    (Protocol Method 1 & 2)
            Dura
            Cranial Nerve

CARDIOVASCULAR
    Aorta
    Artery
    Heart
    Vein

ENDOCRINE
    Adrenal
    Breast
    Pineal
    Pituitary
    Thyroid

GASTROINTESTINAL
    Anus
    Appendix
    Colon Ascending
    Colon Descending
    Duodenum
    Esophagus
    Gallbladder
    Ileum
    Jejunum
    Liver
    Pancreas
    Stomach
    Tongue

GENITAL
    Fallopian Tube
    Ovary
    Testicle
    Uterus

HEMATOPOIETIC
    Lymph Node
    Spleen
    Thymus
    Tonsil

INTEGUMENTARY
    Adipose
    Hair
    Nail
    Skin

MUSCULO SKELETAL
    Bone (rib)
    Diaphragm
    Long Bone
    Middle Ear
    Middle Ear Bone
    Psoas

RESPIRATORY
    Bronchus
    Lung
    Trachea

SPINAL CORD
    Cervical
    Lumbar
    Peripheral Nerve
    Thoracic
    Sacral

URINARY
    Bladder
    Kidney
    Prostate
    Ureter

OTHER
    Astrocytes (Frozen only)
    Brain subsections (Frozen only)
    Eyes
    Fibroblasts (Frozen only)
    Placenta
    Tumor
    Umbilical Cord