Put the fresh brain (A)
in the first ziploc bag.
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Ziploc first bag (B).
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Place bag (B) in second
bag and ziploc it (C).
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Place 0.5 kg of wet ice into the
bucket and transfer the double-
bagged brain onto the ice (D).
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Cover double-bagged brain with
wet ice (E) and tightly fit
the lid on the bucket.
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Put big plastic bag into the polyfoam
container and place wet ice
(about 0.3 kg) into the bag (F).
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Transfer sealed bucket into plastic
bag of the container, onto the ice
and add refrigerant packs (G).
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Close plastic bag (H), put
polyfoam lid in place, add
documents and close cardboard box.
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Please provide information pertaining to the donor of the specimen and the time intervals between the steps of obtaining and packing the brain. Please refer to our sample information sheet. |
We use Sterling Courier Systems as they are familiar with our operations. For pickup call 1-888-633-6666 and indicate that you would like to send tissue samples to: "NYBB - Taub". |
