[Development of modern tissue banks and quality control].
OBJECTIVE
To review the development and quality control of modern tissue banks.


METHODS
The rules, regulations and the management literatures about tissue banks were extensively and comprehensively reviewed.


RESULTS
Tissue banks have a significant progress and are developing to concentration, industrialization and standardization gradually. Quality control is being paid more attention in modern tissue banks.


CONCLUSIONS
Modern tissue banks will have a good future and the quality control must be intensified.
Zhang
Yumin
Y
Provincial Tissue Bank, Institute for Radiation Protection of China, Taiyuan Shanxi, 030006, P. R. China.
Li
Baoxing
B
D001771:Blood Banks / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends*; D011786:Quality Control