Specimens average 1.8mm thickness, clean sections.
Acceptable
GTEX-OOBJ
61-70
Male
GTEX-OOBJ-0526
Lung
PAXgene
1
9 x 14mm. Diffuse mild edema.
Acceptable
GTEX-OOBJ
61-70
Male
GTEX-OOBJ-0626
Esophagus - mucosa
PAXgene
1
Epithelial thickness 400-500 microns, 20-30% of section thickness. Focal soft tissue areas appear underfixed
Acceptable
GTEX-OOBJ
61-70
Male
GTEX-OOBJ-0726
Esophagus - muscularis
PAXgene
1
4x9mm. Poor fixation, cracks and separation of sections.
Acceptable
GTEX-OOBJ
61-70
Male
GTEX-OOBJ-0826
Liver
PAXgene
1
11.2x 8.3mm. About 10% macrovesicular steatosis.
Acceptable
GTEX-OOBJ
61-70
Male
GTEX-OOBJ-0926
Spleen
PAXgene
2
9.7x5.5mm. Foci appear poorly fixed.
Acceptable
GTEX-OOBJ
61-70
Male
GTEX-OOBJ-1026
Pancreas
PAXgene
1
11.2x8.3mm. Well preserved, less than 5% fat.
Acceptable
GTEX-OOBJ
61-70
Male
GTEX-OOBJ-1426
Colon, transverse
PAXgene
2
Much of specimen also poorly fixed (adipose portions—separation and fragmenting of sections. Mucosal thickness averages 150-200 microns, ~ 10% specimen thicknesss
Acceptable
GTEX-OOBJ
61-70
Male
GTEX-OOBJ-1526
Stomach
PAXgene
1
Extremely well preserved. 1 of 4 pieces with little-no mucosa, which averages .8mm thickness in 3 pieces—two of which are 30-50%mucosa in thickness. Focal adipose areas underfixed.