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. 2021 Jun 21;12:666265. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2021.666265

TABLE 2.

List of tissues or tissue sections of a given organ, with number of aliquots in the collection, according to species and functional tract.

Tissue Tissue set Bos taurus Capra hircus Sus scrofa Gallus gallus Total Functional Tract
Abdominal fat 1 59 44 48 44 195 Adipose tissue
Subcutaneous fat 1 44 44 44 132 Adipose tissue
Heart 1 64 40 44 40 188 Cardio-respiratory tract
Lung 1 56 41 44 20 161 Cardio-respiratory tract
Trachea 2 8 4 8 20 Cardio-respiratory tract
Abomasum 2 24 24 Digestive system
Cecum 2 24 24 48 Digestive system
Colon 2 68 44 46 158 Digestive system
Duodenum 2 64 40 44 20 168 Digestive system
Esophagus 2 8 4 8 20 Digestive system
Gall bladder 2 8 8 Digestive system
Gizzard 2 39 39 Digestive system
Ileum 2 64 40 44 20 168 Digestive system
Jejunum 2 64 40 44 20 168 Digestive system
Liver 1 88 79 76 60 303 Digestive system
Omasum 2 8 8 Digestive system
Reticulum 2 8 8 Digestive system
Rumen 2 8 8 Digestive system
Salivary gland 2 8 8 Digestive system
Stomach 2 4 4 Digestive system
Pigment epithelium ey 2 8 8 Epithelium
Skin 1 96 48 44 40 228 Epithelium
Tongue superficial 2 8 8 Epithelium
Trachea epithelium 3 44 20 40 104 Epithelium
Bone marrow 2 52 43 47 16 158 Immune tissue
Lymph nodes 2 32 14 16 62 Immune tissue
Peyer’s patches 2 30 44 44 118 Immune tissue
Spleen 1 56 56 52 24 188 Immune tissue
Thymus 2 30 21 34 85 Immune tissue
Cerebellum 2 49 41 44 12 146 Nervous system
Frontal lobe (cortex) 2 68 44 48 16 176 Nervous system
Hypothalamus 2 16 8 12 12 48 Nervous system
Medulla 2 8 8 Nervous system
Olfactory lobe 2 32 20 44 96 Nervous system
Pons 2 8 8 Nervous system
Spinal cord 2 8 8 Nervous system
Thalamus 2 8 8 Nervous system
Cervical lining 2 4 4 Female reproductive system
Fornix vagina 2 4 4 Female reproductive system
Infundibulum oviduct 2 8 10 18 Female reproductive system
Isthmus fallopian tube/hen isthmus 2 13 10 23 Female reproductive system
Corpus luteum 2 22 19 2 43 Female reproductive system
Ovarian cortex 2 26 20 19 4 69 Female reproductive system
Ovarian follicle 2 4 10 14 Female reproductive system
Oviduct 2 16 22 22 60 Female reproductive system
Oviductal ampulla/hen magnum 2 18 10 28 Female reproductive system
Theca ovarian follicles 2 10 10 Female reproductive system
Uterus/shell gland 2 32 22 22 10 86 Female reproductive system
Uterovaginal gland 2 10 Female reproductive system
Prostate 2 4 4 Male reproductive system
Bulbourethral 2 4 4 Male reproductive system
Epididymis 2 34 10 10 54 Male reproductive system
Seminal vesicle 2 26 22 22 70 Male reproductive system
Spermatozoon 2 20 10 10 72 112 Male reproductive system
Testis 2 26 40 40 22 128 Male reproductive system
Vas deferens 2 4 7 11 Male reproductive system
Adrenal cortex 2 52 20 44 6 122 Secretory tissue
Pituitary 2 13 8 6 4 31 Secretory tissue
Mammary 2 24 29 20 73 Secretory tissue
Pancreas 2 52 44 48 24 168 Secretory tissue
Thyroid 2 16 7 9 32 Secretory tissue
Cartilage 2 52 44 47 27 170 Skeleton
Tongue muscle 2 8 8 Striated muscle
Diaphragm 2 8 8 Striated muscle
Dorsal muscle 1 40 40 40 120 Striated muscle
Pectoral muscle 1 32 32 Striated muscle
Sartorius muscle 1 36 36 Striated muscle
Bladder 2 8 2 10 Urinary tract
Kidney 2 16 4 16 36 Urinary tract
Renal cortex 2 40 36 40 116 Urinary tract
Renal medulla 2 44 40 44 128 Urinary tract
Ureter 2 4 4 Urinary tract
Urethra 2 8 8 Urinary tract
Grand total 1878 1204 1322 743 5137