Shipping Details

SAMPLING

Each sample should consist of at least 500 mg of tissue, preferably collected from the muscle or from the fin clips.

It would be advisable to collect two samples per each specimen.

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PRESERVATION OF SAMPLES FOR SHIPPING

The samples can be prepared for shipment in different ways: dehydrated, freeze-dried, preserved in ethanol or with other solutions such as:

– SALT SATURED DMSO SOLUTION: 20% DMSO, 250mM M disodium-EDTA, and NaCl to saturation, pH 7.5; 5ml solution/2g tissue (highly permeable in tissues, dehydrating them by displacing water)

– TNES-UREA BUFFER:, 10mM Tris base, 125mM NaCl, 10mM disodiumEDTA, 0,5%SDS, 4M UREA; 5ml/g tissue

– RNAlater®

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SHIPPING

Samples can be sent by ordinary post in a closed envelope, preferably padded, to the following address:

Prof. Daniela Gianfaldoni – Dr. Andrea Armani

Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie

Viale delle Piagge 2, 56124 Pisa (Italy)