Fit and well (finding)

Cervical tissue from routine hysterectomy

Year Started: 2012

1cm3 cyropreserved pieces of cervical tissue separated macroscopically into endo- and ecto-cervix [several 1cm3 pieces of tissue available per donor] Please see https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cryobiol.2017.06.004 for further details on the cervical tissue cryopreservation methodology. Our bank is registered as a bioresource here: http://doi.org/10.5334/ojb.49



Access:
Open to applicants
Type:
Cohort
Status:
In progress
Consent restrictions:
No restrictions


Associated Data Type Procurement Timeframe
Freezer temperature logs Immediate


Female

Adult (> 40 years)

11 - 100 donors

Material Type Extraction Procedure Storage Temperature Preservation Type Macroscopic Assessment % of Sample Set
Tissue specimen Surgical procedure (procedure) Liquid nitrogen liquid phase N/A Non-affected 100%