Try the Cooperative Human Tissue Network (CHTN). They take all sorts of specialized requests though for normal brain I expect it will be taken post-mortem. In any case, they can work it out with you to your specifications.

http://www-chtn.ims.nci.nih.gov/index.html

----- Original Message -----
From: Maria Mejia 
Date: Thursday, October 19, 2006 9:58 pm
Subject: [Histonet] fresh frozen brain controls

> Please could someone tell me where I can obtain or buy some fresh  
> frozen brain
> controls slides. I need fresh frozen slides from the following 
> brain  
> area:
> 
> > substantia nigra area  - brain (human) normal.
> 
> > substantia nigra area - brain (human) Parkinson Disease.
> 
> > striatum area - brain (human) normal.
> 
> > striatum area - brain (human) Parkinson Disease.
> 
> I would greatly appreciated any help & assistance anyone can 
> provide.  
> I look forward
> to hearing from someone.
> 
> Maria Bartola Mejia
> UCSF
> Department of Neurosurgery
> San Francisco, CA 94103
> Lab Phone: (415)-514-2954
> 
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