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Cryopreservation of Sperm from an Endangered Snake with Tests of Post-Thaw Incubation in Caffeine

Animals, 2022
Cryopreservation of sperm to preserve the genetic diversity of declining populations is a promising technique to aid in the recovery of endangered species such as the Louisiana pinesnake (Pituophis ruthveni). However, this technique has been performed on
Mark R. Sandfoss, Jessica Cantrell, Beth M. Roberts, Steve Reichling   +3 more
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Current Status, Challenges, Policies, and Bioethics of Biobanks [PDF]

Genomics & Informatics, 2013
Many biobanks were established as biorepositories for biomedical research, and a number of biobanks were founded in the 1990s. The main aim of the biobank is to store and to maintain biomaterials for studying chronic disease, identifying risk factors of ...
Byunghak Kang, Jaesun Park, Sangyun Cho, Meehee Lee, Namhee Kim, Haesook Min, Sooyoun Lee, Ok Park, Bokghee Han   +8 more
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Biobanks and biobank networks [PDF]

, 2019
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Ortega-Paino, Eva, Tupasela, Aaro
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Advanced Omics and Radiobiological Tissue Archives: The Future in the Past

Applied Sciences, 2021
Archival formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissues and their related diagnostic records are an invaluable source of biological information. The archival samples can be used for retrospective investigation of molecular fingerprints and biomarkers ...
Omid Azimzadeh, Maria Gomolka, Mandy Birschwilks, Shin Saigusa, Bernd Grosche, Simone Moertl   +5 more
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The UK Biobank [PDF]

Brain, 2015
In this issue, Natalie Ryan, Martin Rossor and Nick Fox commemorate the centenary of the death of Alois Alzheimer by looking at how his eponymous disease has evolved from a rare, early-onset dementia to a major focus of global public health concern (Ryan et al. , 2015).
Paul M, Matthews, Cathie, Sudlow
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The European IPF registry (eurIPFreg): baseline characteristics and survival of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Respiratory Research, 2018
Background Since 2009, IPF patients across Europe are recruited into the eurIPFreg, providing epidemiological data and biomaterials for translational research.
Andreas Guenther, Ekaterina Krauss, Silke Tello, Jasmin Wagner, Bettina Paul, Stefan Kuhn, Olga Maurer, Sabine Heinemann, Ulrich Costabel, María Asunción Nieto Barbero, Veronika Müller, Philippe Bonniaud, Carlo Vancheri, Athol Wells, Martina Vasakova, Alberto Pesci, Matteo Sofia, Walter Klepetko, Werner Seeger, Fotios Drakopanagiotakis, Bruno Crestani   +20 more
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Biobanking for Europe [PDF]

Briefings in Bioinformatics, 2007
Biobanks are well-organized resources comprising biological samples and associated information that are accessible to scientific investigation. Across Europe, millions of samples with related data are held in different types of collections. While individual collections can be well organized and accessible, the resources are subject to fragmentation ...
Martin Yuille, Gert-Jan B. van Ommen, Christian Bréchot, Anne Cambon-Thomsen, Georges Dagher, Ulf Landegren, Jan-Eric Litton, Markus Pasterk, Leena Peltonen, Mike Taussig, Heinz-Erich Wichmann, Kurt Zatloukal   +11 more
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Russian Biodiversity Collections: A Professional Opinion Survey

Animals, 2023
Biodiversity collections are important vehicles for protecting endangered wildlife in situations of adverse anthropogenic influence. In Russia, there are currently a number of institution- and museum-based biological collections, but there are no nation ...
Elena V. Alpeeva, Natalia P. Sharova, Konstantin S. Sharov, Ekaterina A. Vorotelyak   +3 more
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The Geographical Distribution of Global Biobanks [PDF]

Cell Journal
This study aimed to comprehensively review the global biobanks to visualize their geographical distribution. The protocolfor this review consisted of the following steps: i.
Farzad Parvizpour, Sarvenaz Salahi, Mohammad Amin Mahmanzar, Karim Rahimian, Neda Esfandiari, Zahra Fatahi, Niousha Khoshdast, Reyhaneh Yarmohammadi, Mohamad Amir Amirkhani, Arefeh Jafarian   +9 more
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Automated Sample Storage in Biobanking to Enhance Translational Research: The Bumpy Road to Implementation

Frontiers in Medicine, 2020
The low reproducibility of biomarker research is a major holdback for the translation of research results to the bedside. Sample integrity has been identified as a key factor that contributes to improved reproducibility. The key mission of biobanks is to
Loes Linsen, Kristel Van Landuyt, Nadine Ectors   +2 more
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