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Biobank for Translational Medicine: Standard Operating Procedures for Optimal Sample Management
Published on: November 30, 2022
Gerardo Rivera-Silva1, Pablo Martínez-Fernández1, Bruno Papacristofilou-Riebeling1
1Universidad de Monterrey, Escuela de Medicina, Banco de Células, Tejidos y Órganos Cardiovasculares. San Pedro Garza García, Nuevo León, México.
Abstract:
Los biobancos son instalaciones de insumos que promueven la investigación biomédica y fomentan la salud, ya que reciben, preservan, conservan y almacenan diversas muestras biológicas patológicas. Su implementación debería considerarse una acción estratégica para favorecer la producción científica y el desarrollo del conocimiento útil para proponer y aportar soluciones a problemas de salud.
Abstract:
Biobanks are supply facilities that promote biomedical research and health by receiving, preserving, preserving, and storing various pathological biological samples. Its implementation should be considered a strategic action to favor scientific production and the development of useful knowledge to propose and develop solutions to health problems.
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