LSUMZ Herp Tissues

About the Collection: LSU is a leader in vertebrate tissue preservation, and the museum’s frozen tissues collection is the largest of its kind in the world. Given the increasing importance of molecular studies (which rely heavily on frozen tissues), the value of this collection is certain to increase in the future. The collection regularly provides samples of tissues to U.S. and foreign scientists. These tissues are used for a wide variety of studies in forensics, epidemiology, conservation, wildlife management, comparative molecular genetics, and phylogenetics. Many tissue samples in the collection are from Neotropical species whose habitats have been disturbed or destroyed. Thus, we have a DNA (genetic) record of those organisms, even though the species themselves may be extinct in all or part of their former range. For information about how to obtain a tissue loan see: https://sites01.lsu.edu/wp/mns/files/2015/09/tissuegrantpolicy-2015.pdf馆藏概况：路易斯安那州立大学（LSU）是脊椎动物组织保藏领域的领军机构，该馆的冷冻组织馆藏为全球同类馆藏中规模最大的一项。鉴于分子研究高度依赖冷冻组织样本且其重要性与日俱增，该馆藏的未来价值必将持续提升。该馆藏定期为美国及海外科研人员提供组织样本，这些样本可广泛应用于法医学、流行病学、生物保护、野生动物管理、比较分子遗传学及系统发育学等诸多研究领域。馆藏中的大量组织样本源自新热带区物种，这些物种的栖息地已遭干扰或破坏，因此即便这些物种在其原分布范围的全部或部分区域内已然灭绝，我们仍留存有这些生物的DNA（遗传）记录。如需了解获取组织样本借阅服务的相关信息，请访问：https://sites01.lsu.edu/wp/mns/files/2015/09/tissuegrantpolicy-2015.pdf