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National Institute on Aging > Research > Scientific Resources > Aged Rodent Tissue Bank Handbook
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Available Tissue

Tissue availability at any point in time will be affected by the collection schedule and prior sales. Please contact the OBRRD Order Desk (rodents@nia.nih.gov) to inquire about tissue availability. Tissue is available from the following strains and ages:

StrainsAges available
F344 (Fisher 344) rats4, 12, 18, 24 and 28 months of age
F344xBN F1 rats4, 18, 24 and 32 months of age
C57BL/6 mice4, 12, 18, 24 and 28 (males only) months of age
B6D2F1 mice 4, 12, 18 and 24 months of age
BALB/cBy mice (females only)4, 12, 18 and 24 months of age
CB6F1 (BALB/c x C57BL/6)mice (males only)4, 18, 24 and 32 months of age
BALB/c mice, caloric restricted and ad lib controls8, 14, 20 and 24 months of age
F344 rats, caloric restricted and ad lib controls (males only)4, 18, 24, and 28 months of age
F344BN F1 hybrid rats, caloric restricted and ad lib controls (males only)4, 12, 18, 24, 34 months of age
B6D2F1 mice, caloric restricted and ad lib controls (males only)4, 12, 18, 24, and 28 months of age

Animals are euthanized by CO2 asphyxiation and fresh, unfixed tissue and organs are flash frozen in LN2 and stored at –80 degress Celsius. Special arrangements can be made for NIA-funded investigators for fixation of tissues or collection of additional ages or tissues such as bone. For information, contact Dr. Nadon.

The following tissues will be collected from each animal:

  • serum, 200 ul aliquots
  • brain, whole or hemisphere
  • cervical spinal cord
  • eyes, pair
  • sciatic nerves, pair
  • heart, whole, rinsed in Phosphate Buffered Saline
  • lungs, whole
  • liver, whole
  • spleen, whole
  • ovary or testes, pair
  • prostate (M), whole
  • muscle – thigh,
  • skin, shaved, from flank, approximately 1 x 1 cm square,
  • kidneys, pair, whole
  • adrenal gland, pair
  • white adipose tissue - visceral, perirenal
  • brown adipose tissue
  • thymus, whole
  • any tumors found
  • pancreas

 

  • Contact Information
  • Available Tissue
  • Price Schedule
  • Information Supplied With Tissue
  • Ordering Instructions
  • Aged Rodent Tissue Bank Order Form in MS Word (68K)
  • Aged Rodent Tissue Bank Order Form in Adobe PDF (138K)
  • BioReliance Credit Card Form in MS Word (67K)
  • BioReliance Credit Card Form in Adobe PDF (43K)
  • Tissue Arrays

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    Page last updated Dec 23, 2008