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Urinary System

Urinary System Tissue

  • Kidney (KP): Single kidney without vascularity. (1/2” of renal artery attached.)
  • Renal Arteries (RA): Right and left individual renal arteries.
  • Renal Arteries with Abdominal Aorta (RAAA): Right and left renal arteries attached to the abdominal aorta which is approximately 2” in harvested length. All are skeletonized.
  • Renal Veins with Vena Cava (RVVC): Right and left renal veins attached to 2” of harvested length of the vena cava.  All are skeletonized.
  • Renal Urinary Block (RUB): Right and left kidneys, renal arteries, and veins attached to the aorta and vena cava, urethra, urinary bladder, and ureters.  All tissues are in an intact tissue block.
  • Renal Urinary Block without the Venous System (RUBNV): Right and left kidneys with each renal artery attached to the abdominal aorta, urethra, urinary bladder, and ureters.  All tissues are in an intact tissue block.
  • Renal Vascular Complex (RVC): Right and left kidneys with their renal arteries attached to the abdominal aorta and their renal veins attached to the vena cava. Dissected/skeletonized.
  • Renal Vascular Complex - Not dissected (RVCND): Right and left kidneys with their renal arteries attached to the abdominal aorta and their renal veins attached to the vena cava. This block is not dissected/skeletonized.
  • Renal Artery Block - Dissected and packed in adipose (RABDA): Right and left kidneys attached to the abdominal aorta with both renal arteries.  This block is dissected/skeletonized and then wrapped in adipose to retain moisture to the tissues.
  • Ureters (URET): Both ureters harvested in full length (9”).
  • Urinary Bladder (UB): The bladder itself without any attachments.
  • Urinary Bladder Block (UBT): This tissue block includes the urinary bladder, both ureters, urethra, and optional prostate.  Specify the sex of the animal.
  • Urinary Bladder with Prostate (UBP): The urinary bladder with urethra and prostate.
  • Urine (URI): This fluid is collected as a standard of 500 ml.  Any amount can be specified.  Urine is harvested from males.
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