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The three standard methods are as follows (special requests may be accommodated) : |
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Fresh : |
Specimens can be provided in media of choice, in saline, or dry, either at room temperature or on wet ice. Specimens can be shipped overnight on the day they are resected for delivery to the investigator's laboratory the following morning. |
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Frozen : |
Specimens can be snap-frozen in liquid nitrogen or frozen in cryoembedding media such as O.C.T. and stored at liquid nitrogen or -80° C temperatures. Specimens can be shipped on dry-ice overnight as they are collected or stored for batch shipment of multiple specimens once they are collected. Frozen sections are also available. |
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Fixed : |
Specimens can be provided wet-fixed, as paraffin blocks, or as stained or unstained slides. |
