Endocrine-Related Resources from the National Institutes of Health


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Resources currently available to the scientific community that may be of interest for endocrinology research are described briefly here. More information is available through The Endocrine Society Home Page (http://www.endo-society.org) or the information provided below.


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NCI Cooperative Human Tissue Network
The NCI Cooperative Human Tissue Network (CHTN) provides normal, benign, pre-cancerous and cancerous human tissue to the scientific community for biomedical research, collected according to the investigator’s individual protocol. For further information, contact the CHTN website at http://www.icic.nci.nih.gov/chtn/chtnmain.html, or Ms. Marianna Bledsoe, Resources Development Branch, Cancer Diagnosis Program, Division of Cancer Treatment, Diagnosis and Centers, NCI. Phone: (301) 496-7147; e-mail: mb80s@nih.gov.

NCI Cooperative Breast Cancer Tissue Resource (CBCTR)
The NCI Cooperative Breast Cancer Tissue Resource can provide researchers with access to formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded primary breast cancer tissues, with associated pathology and clinical data. The collection is particularly well-suited for validation studies of diagnostic and prognostic markers. Interested researchers may perform searches of the database on the CBCTR’s World Wide Web site at http://www.icic.nci.nih.gov/cbctr/index.html to determine if tissues appropriate for their experiments exist within the Resource and apply to the Resource for the use of these tissues. For further information, contact Ms. Marianna Bledsoe, Resources Development Branch, Cancer Diagnosis Program, Division of Cancer Treatment, Diagnosis and Centers, NCI. Phone: (301) 496-7147; e-mail: mb80s@nih.gov.

NCI-NAPBC Breast Cancer Specimen and Data Information System
This database, which is available on the World Wide Web (http://cancernet.nci.gov/breastdata), contains a listing of institutions that are willing to provide breast cancer specimens and/or data to biomedical researchers.

NCI Cooperative Family Registry for Breast Cancer Studies (CFRBCS)
This resource provides biological specimens from participants with a family history of breast cancer, breast/ovarian cancer, or Li-Fraumoni syndrome, and their relatives. Related family history (pedigrees), clinical, demographic and epidemiologic data on risk factors exposures can be provided. Additional information may be obtained from the CRFBCS site on the World Wide Web at http://www-dceg.ims.nci.nih.gov/cfrbcs/, or Dr. Daniela Seminara, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, NCI. Phone: (301) 496-9600; Fax: (301) 402-4279; e-mail: seminard@epndce.nci.nih.gov.

NCI AIDS Malignancy Bank (AMB)
The NCI AIDS Malignancy Bank is a collection of tissues and biological fluids with associated clinical and follow-up data from patients with HIV-related malignancies. The bank has an associated database that contains prognostic, staging, outcome and treatment data on patients from whom tissues were obtained. Additional information may be obtained from the World Wide Web at http://www.icic.nci.nih.gov/amb/amb.html, or Dr. Ellen Feigal, Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program, Division of Cancer Treatment, Diagnosis and Centers, NCI. Phone: (301) 496-2522; Fax (301) 402-0557; e-mail: ef30d@nih.gov. Additional AIDS oncology information may be obtained on the World Wide Web at http://ctep.info.nih.gov by selecting AIDS Oncology Resources.

Other human tissue resources may be available from the NCI through collaborative arrangements. For further information, please contact Ms. Marianna Bledsoe, Resources Development Branch, Cancer Diagnosis Program, Division of Cancer Treatment, Diagnosis and Centers, NCI. Phone: (301) 496-7147; e-mail: mb80s@nih.gov.

NIDDK - Biologic Samples from Diabetic Study Foundation
A portion (1/3) of all stored non-renewable samples (plasma, serum, urine) from subjects enrolled in the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT) is available for use by the scientific community to address questions for which these samples may be invaluable. Further information regarding this resource is available through the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts, vol. 26, no. 1, January 10, 1997. Inquiries may be addressed to: Catherine C. Cowie, Ph.D., IDDM Clinical Trials Program, NIDDK, 45 Center Drive, Room 5AN24A, Bethesda, MD 20892-6600. Phone: (301) 594-8804; fax: (301) 480-3503; e-mail: cowiec@ep.niddk.nih.gov.

NICHD - Brain and Tissue Bank for Developmental Disorders
The purpose of the Bank is to collect, preserve, and distribute human tissues to investigators interested in autism and developmental disorders; normal tissues may be available for other research purposes. The contact persons are H. Ron Zielke or Sally Wisniewsky, Univ. Maryland (1-800-847-1539) and Carol Petito or Stephanie Lojko, Univ. Miami (1-800-592-7246).

NCRR - National Disease Research Interchange (NDRI)
The National Disease Research Interchange provides retrieval and distribution of normal and diseased human tissues and organs for biomedical researchers. Over 165 different types of human tissue are procured from autopsies, eye banks, surgical procedures, and organ retrieval programs. For further information, contact the NDRI at 1880 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, 6th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103. Phone: (215) 557-7361; fax: (215) 557-7154; e-mail: NDRI@AOL.COM.


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NIDDK - National Hormone and Pituitary Program
The National Hormone and Pituitary Program (NHPP) offers peptide hormones and their antisera, tissues (rat hypothalami), and miscellaneous reagents to qualified investigators. These reagents are supplied for research purposes only, not for therapeutic, diagnostic, or commercial uses. These materials are procured or donated through programs supported primarily by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) and the Center for Population Research of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (CPR, NICHD), and Dr. A. F. Parlow of the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. A more complete description of resources within this program is provided semi-annually in the January and July issues of Endocrinology and JCEM and other endocrine-related journals. Direct scientific-technical inquiry to NHPP Scientific Director, Dr. Al Parlow, at phone: (310) 222-3537; fax: (310) 222-3432; e-mail: parlow@humc.edu. Visit NHPP Website http://www.humc.edu/hormones.

NICHD - National Hormone and Pituitary Program (see NIDDK listing)
The following are a list of currently available reagents available through the resources of NICHD: Estrogen receptor and peptide antigen Androgen receptor and peptide antigen Recombinant human activin A Recombinant monkey (cynomologus) and baboon luteinizing hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone and antisera Recombinant human follistatin

NICHD - Developmental Studies Hybridoma Bank
The Developmental Studies Hybridoma Bank supplies investigators with monoclonal antibodies useful for studies in developmental and cell biology. The DSHB is administered by David R. Soll and Karen Jensen at The University of Iowa. More information is available via the Developmental Studies Hybridoma Bank home page at http://www.uiowa.edu/~dshbwww/.

NIA - Aging Cell Repository
To facilitate aging research on cells in culture, the NIA provides support for the Aging Cell Repository located at the Cornell Institute for Medical Research in Camden, NJ. For further information, please contact Dr. Richard Mulivor, Cornell Institute for Medical Research, 401 Haddon Ave., Camden, NJ 08103. Phone: 1-800-752-3805.

NCRR - Various Cell Repositories
NCRR maintains the following cell repository resources: American Type Culture Collection (ATCC), National Cell Culture Center. Further information regarding these resources may be obtained through the NCRR Home Page (http://www.ncrr.nih.gov).


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NICHD Transgenic Mouse Development Facility
This facility provides a low-cost DNA microinjection service to eligible investigators. For more information, contact Carl Pinkert (Univ. Alabama) at 205-934-2998. Information and application forms can also be accessed through the facility home page at http://transgenics.bhs.uab.edu/nichd.htm.

NIA - Aging Rodent Resources
NIA maintains both rat and mouse colonies for use by the scientific community. The animals available range in age from 1 to 36 months. The NIA also maintains a colony of calorically restricted rodents of selected geneotypes which are available to the scientific community. For further information, please contact: Dr. Nancy Nadon, Office of Biological Resources and Resource Development, NIA. Phone: (301) 496-0181; fax: (301) 402-0010; e-mail: nadonn@exmur.nia.nih.gov.

NCRR - Regional Primate Research Centers
The Regional Primate Centers are a unique national network of nonhuman primate research and resource centers for biomedical and behavioral investigations. These centers provide the appropriate environment and resources for the development and study of nonhuman primate models essential for clinical and basic research on human health problems and disease processes. Further information may be obtained from the notice, Procedures for Accessing Regional Primate Research Centers, published in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts, volume 26, number 2, January 17, 1997, through the NCRR Home Page (http://www.ncrr.nih.gov), or from Jerry A. Robinson, Ph.D., Director, Regional Primate Research Centers and AIDS Animal Models Program, National Center for Research Resources. Phone: (301) 435-0744; fax: (301) 480-3819; e-mail: jerryR@ep.ncrr.nih.gov.

NIA - Non-Human Primates, Aging Set-Aside Colony
NIA maintains approximately 300 nonhuman primates (M. mulatta) at four Regional Primate Research Centers (see above) for conducting research on aging. These animals range in age from 18 to 35 years. Approximately two-thirds of these animals are available for noninvasive type research; the remaining one-third are available for invasive research studies. For further information, please contact: Dr. Nancy Nadon, Office of Biological Resources and Resource Development, NIA. Phone: (301) 496-0181; fax: (301) 402-0010; e-mail: nadonn@exmur.nia.nih.gov.

NCRR - Various Animal Resources
NCRR maintains the following animal resources: Animal Models and Genetic Stocks, Chimpanzee Biomedical Research Program, NIH Animal Genetic Resource, and the Specific Pathogen Free Macaque Breeding and Research Program. Further information regarding these resources may be obtained through the NCRR Home Page (http://www.ncrr.nih.gov).


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NCRR
NCRR provides the following resources: Gene Vector Laboratories, Induced Mutants, and Biomedical Technology Centers. Further information regarding these resources may be obtained through the NCRR Home Page (http://www.ncrr.nih.gov).





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