Enum: TissueSource

URI: [bican:TissueSource](https://identifiers.org/brain-bican/vocab/TissueSource) ## Permissible Values | Value | Meaning | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | whole blood | UBERON:0000178 | A fluid that is composed of blood plasma and erythrocytes | | plasma | UBERON:0001969 | The liquid component of blood, in which erythrocytes are suspended | | brain | UBERON:0000955 | The brain is the center of the nervous system in all vertebrate, and most inv... | | nasal swab | OBI:0000917 | A specimen obtained using a cotton swab on a stick, passed up the nostril to ... | | serum | UBERON:0001977 | The portion of blood plasma that excludes clotting factors | | other | None | | | unknown | None | | ## Identifier and Mapping Information ### Schema Source * from schema: https://w3id.org/brain-bican/donor ## LinkML Source

name: tissue_source
from_schema: https://w3id.org/brain-bican/donor
rank: 1000
permissible_values:
  whole blood:
    text: whole blood
    description: A fluid that is composed of blood plasma and erythrocytes.
    meaning: UBERON:0000178
  plasma:
    text: plasma
    description: The liquid component of blood, in which erythrocytes are suspended.
    meaning: UBERON:0001969
  brain:
    text: brain
    description: The brain is the center of the nervous system in all vertebrate,
      and most invertebrate, animals. Some primitive animals such as jellyfish and
      starfish have a decentralized nervous system without a brain, while sponges
      lack any nervous system at all. In vertebrates, the brain is located in the
      head, protected by the skull and close to the primary sensory apparatus of vision,
      hearing, balance, taste, and smell.
    meaning: UBERON:0000955
  nasal swab:
    text: nasal swab
    description: A specimen obtained using a cotton swab on a stick, passed up the
      nostril to obtain a sample of exudate and epithelial debris for microbiological
      or cellular examination.
    meaning: OBI:0000917
  serum:
    text: serum
    description: The portion of blood plasma that excludes clotting factors.
    meaning: UBERON:0001977
  other:
    text: other
  unknown:
    text: unknown