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Kingdom
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Organ System
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Sample Tissue Type |
Description
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Animal
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Whole organism or multiple tissues
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Whole organism, not stomach contents, not gills
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Entire specimen with stomach contents and gills removed
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Animal
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Whole organism or multiple tissues
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Whole organism, not stomach contents
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Entire specimen with stomach contents removed
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Animal
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Whole organism or multiple tissues
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Whole organism, not gut
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Entire specimen with gut (digestive tract) removed
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Animal
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Whole organism or multiple tissues
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Whole organism, not fillets, not liver, not kidney, not stomach contents
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Whole fish specimen except for fillets, liver, kidney, and stomach contents, all of which were removed.
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Animal
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Whole organism or multiple tissues
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Whole organism, not fillets
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Whole fish specimen with fillets removed. Also known as "carcass" in some studies. The precise meaning of carcass can vary among studies because different tissues may or may not be included in the samples.
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Animal
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Whole organism or multiple tissues
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Whole organism, not exoskeleton or shell, not gut
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Entire organism with gut (digestive tract) and exoskeleton or shell removed
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Animal
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Whole organism or multiple tissues
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Whole organism, not exoskeleton or shell
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Entire organism, with exoskeleton or shell removed.
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Vascular Plant
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Whole organism or multiple tissues
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Whole organism (plant)
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Entire organism, nothing removed
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Animal
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Whole organism or multiple tissues
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Whole organism (animal)
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Entire organism, nothing removed
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Algae
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Whole organism
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Whole organism (algae)
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Animal
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Whole organism or multiple tissues
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Visceral mass
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Appropriate for molluscs only (e.g. snails, clams, mussels). This is the soft, nonmuscular region in molluscs which contains the internal organs (also know as the gut ball).
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Animal
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Whole organism or multiple tissues
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Viscera, not liver, not kidney, not stomach contents
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Abdominal organs and tissue except for the liver, kidney, and stomach contents, all of which were removed. Sometimes used for finfish samples.
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Animal
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Skin, connective tissue system
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Skin
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Vascular Plant
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Shoot
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Shoot, whole (leaves and stem)
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Vascular Plant
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Roots
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Roots, whole
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Animal
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Muscular system
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Muscle
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Use this only when muscle tissue sample does not fit in the other muscle tissue catagories in EIM (such as muscle tissue sample from tail of crayfish, muscle tissue sample from a squid.)
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Animal
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Digestive System
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Liver or Hepatopancreas
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An organ associated with the digestive tract. The hepatopancreas is usually associated with molluscs and arthropods. The liver is usually associated with vertebrates.
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Animal
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Digestive and Excretory System
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Liver and Kidney
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Liver and kidney combined, whole or parts
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Vascular Plant
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Foliage
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Leaves
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Animal
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Excretory System
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Kidney
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Kidney, whole or part(s)
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Animal
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Whole organism or multiple tissues
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Head
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Animal
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Digestive system
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Gut contents
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Material or contents found within the gut (digestive tract). Does not include tissue of the digestive organs.
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Animal
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Respiratory system
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Gills
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Vascular Plant
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Reproductive
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Fruit
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Animal
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Muscular system
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Fillet, skin on
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Entire fish fillet, skin remains on fillet
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Animal
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Muscular system
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Fillet, skin off
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Entire fish fillet with skin removed
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Animal
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Muscular system
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Fillet portion (epaxial muscle), skin off
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Appropriate when only a portion of fillet is sampled. Fish muscle sampled between the back of the head and dorsal fin, and above the lateral line (epaxial muscle), skin removed. This is different than Fillet, skin off because only a portion of the muscle is sampled.
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Animal
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Digestive system
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Feces
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Material that has been excreted from the digestive tract.
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Animal
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Skin, connective tissue system
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Fat, adipose tissue
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Animal
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Reproductive system
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Egg(s), ovum
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