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Biological Specimen Banks

Medical Definition:	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.
Guide Notes:	human or animal material; GEN or unspecified; prefer specifics; American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) goes here; DF: BIOL SPECIMEN BANKS

Biological Specimen Banks Categories.

	Blood Banks - Centers for collecting, characterizing and storing human blood.
	Milk Banks - Centers for acquiring, storing, and distributing human milk.
	Sperm Banks - Centers for acquiring and storing semen.
	Tissue Banks - Centers for acquiring, characterizing, and storing organs or tissue for future use.

Biological Specimen Banks Medical Definitions and Terms

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