Table 1.
Organs and tissues | Harvesting for histology, whole organ | Harvesting for histology, 1 sample | Additional samples (R = RNALater; K = Karnowski; C = Culture) |
---|---|---|---|
Brain | + | 2 (R + K) | |
Heart | + | 2 (R + K) | |
Lungs | + | 3 (R + K + C) | |
Liver | + | 2 (R + K) | |
Kidney | + | 2 (R + K) | |
Spleen | + | ||
Trachea | – | 1 | |
Adrenal | – | 1 | |
Esophagus | – | 1 | |
Stomach | – | 1 | |
Small bowel | – | 1 | |
Large bowel | – | 1 | |
Bone marrow | – | 1 | |
Skin | – | 1 | |
Aorta | – | 1 | |
Lymph node | – | 1 | |
Skeletal muscle | – | 1 | 2 (R + K) |
In case of macroscopic gross findings or clinical history suggestive for other organs involvement, additional sampling is carried out