To
obtain tissues from our bank please refer to the following procedure:
A written
request (including title, a brief description of the proposed research, its methods
and aims) signed by the scientific investigator must be submitted to the Mediterranean
Marine Mammals Tissue Bank's staff. Please read carefully the paragraph 'Responsibilities of the investigators'
and follow the instructions.
Responsibilities of the investigators:
All the publications using samples coming from this
bank must include the following statements:
For manuscripts
and theses (including PhD theses):
'Tissue for this project has been provided by the Mediterranean Marine Mammals Tissue
Bank, Department of Experimental Veterinary Science of the University of Padova,
viale dell'Università 16, I-35020 Legnaro - Agripolis (PD), Italy'
For abstracts,
where space is limited:
'Tissues from the Mediterranean Marine Mammals Tissue Bank'
These
statements are crucial for the future of the Mediterranean Marine Mammals Tissue
Bank, and provide us with important documentation concerning the destiny of the samples.
They also tell us how many people are using our network. When you write us asking
for the samples you need, please state clearly that you will quote us properly and
that you allow us to include your name and address in our list of correspondents.
This list will not be made public, but is meant for our files only.
Useful shortcuts in requesting tissues:
Identify samples from the online database, then contact us by e-mail,
phone or fax in order to check your request. Any electronic or oral request must
be followed by a written signed document.
A special note:
Nervous tissue: when you ask for sections of the central
nervous system, you should identify exactly the part of the brain or spinal cord
that you require. You should refer to one of the following Atlases (and especially
to the one marked in red):
De Graaf A.S. (1967) Anatomical aspects of the cetacean brain stem. Van Gorcum, Assen,
pp.1-172
Jacobs M.S., P.J. Morgane, and W.L. McFarland (1971) The anatomy of the brain of
the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus). Rhinic Lobe (Rhinencephalon).
I. The paleocortex. J. Comp. Neurol., 141:205-272.
Morgane P.J., M.S. Jacobs, and
W.L. McFarland (1980) The anatomy of the brain of the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops
truncatus). Surface configurations of the telencephalon of the bottlenose dolphin
with comparative anatomical observations in four other cetacean species. Brain Res.
Bull., 5 (suppl. 3), pp.1-107.
Morgane P.J., and M.S. Jacobs (1972) Comparative anatomy of the cetacean nervous
system. In: Functional anatomy of marine mammals, Vol. 1, R.J. Harrison
(Ed.) Academic Press, London, pp.117-244
Blood: the
tissue bank stores also plasma and serum samples. However, due to the scarce quantity
of blood that is drawn, or to privacy restrictions, we will not distribute these
samples. Should you need this kind blood samples please contact us.
Financial costs:
We offer
histological samples free of charge.
We also
offer additional services (histopathological diagnosis on tissue samples, necropsy
of whole specimens, parasite identification, age determination by bone density, hormone
assays) upon written request. Their costs vary and must be discussed.
