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Biological Specimen Banks MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Biological Specimen Banks
Tree Number(s)
N02.278.065
Unique ID
D018070
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018070
Annotation
human or animal material; general or unspecified; prefer specifics; American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) goes here
Scope Note
Facilities that collect, store, and distribute tissues, e.g., cell lines, microorganisms, blood, sperm, milk, breast tissue, for use by others. Other uses may include transplantation and comparison of diseased tissues in the identification of cancer.
Entry Version
BIOL SPECIMEN BANKS
Entry Term(s)
Bank, Biological Specimen
Bank, Biological Substance
Banks, Biological Specimen
Banks, Biological Substance
Biobanks
Biological Specimen Bank
Biological Substance Bank
Biological Substance Banks
Biorepository
Specimen Bank, Biological
Specimen Banks, Biological
Substance Bank, Biological
Substance Banks, Biological
Public MeSH Note
94
History Note
94
Date Introduced
1994/01/01
Last Updated
2023/04/26
Biological Specimen Banks Preferred
Biorepository Narrower
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