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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 Established: 1994/01/01
Date of Entry: 1993/06/04
Revision Date: 2023/04/26

Allowable Qualifiers: classification (CL)

economics (EC)

ethics (ES)

history (HI)

legislation & jurisprudence (LJ)

organization & administration (OG)

standards (ST)

statistics & numerical data (SN)

supply & distribution (SD)

trends (TD)

Health Care Facilities Workforce and Services [N02]
- Health Facilities [N02.278]

Biological Specimen Banks Preferred

Concept UI: M0027260
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.
Terms: Biological Specimen Banks Preferred Term
Term UI T054065
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994); Biobanks
Term UI T001125090
Date09/29/2022
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2024); Specimen Bank, Biological
Term UI T054063
Date09/03/1993
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1995); Specimen Banks, Biological
Term UI T054064
Date09/03/1993
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1995); Bank, Biological Substance
Term UI T054054
Date09/03/1993
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1995); Banks, Biological Substance
Term UI T054055
Date09/03/1993
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1995); Biological Substance Bank
Term UI T054056
Date09/03/1993
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1995); Substance Bank, Biological
Term UI T054057
Date09/03/1993
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1995); Substance Banks, Biological
Term UI T054058
Date09/03/1993
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1995); Biological Substance Banks
Term UI T054059
Date03/05/1993
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994); Bank, Biological Specimen
Term UI T054060
Date09/03/1993
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1995); Banks, Biological Specimen
Term UI T054061
Date09/03/1993
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1995); Biological Specimen Bank
Term UI T054062
Date09/03/1993
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1995)

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