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Acquisition and Reception of Primary Tissues, Cells, or Other Biological Specimens

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The use and banking of biological material for research or clinical application is a well-established practice. The material can be of human or non-human origin. The processes involved in this type of activity, from the sourcing to receipt of materials, require adherence to a set of best practice principles that assure the ethical and legal procurement, traceability, and quality of materials.

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Acknowledgments

The author would like to thank the Medical Research Council (MRC), the Biotechnology and Biological Research Council (BBSRC), the Technology Strategy Board (TSB) the EU Framework 7 programme projects; Embryonic Stem cell-based Novel Alternative Testing Strategies (ESNATS), Stem cells for relevant efficient extended and normalized toxicology (SCR&TOX), ToxBank and the International Stem Cell Forum for supporting the activities of the UK Stem Cell Bank.

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Healy, L.E. (2017). Acquisition and Reception of Primary Tissues, Cells, or Other Biological Specimens. In: Crook, J., Ludwig, T. (eds) Stem Cell Banking. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 1590. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-6921-0_3

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