6 pieces, predominantly mucosa and submucosa with small portion of muscularis, edema
6 pieces; mucosa=3, muscle=1
6 pieces, 4 full thickness, 2 without mucosa
6 pieces, predominantly mucosa and submucosa, few with attached portion of muscularis
6 pieces, epithelial component of mucosa completely sloughed, some lamina propria elements remain
6 pieces, mucosa (autolysis 1-2) and muscularis
6 pieces, 2 without mucosa
6 pieces, mucosa and submucosa
6 pieces, all include mucosa and muscularis
6 pieces, mucosa and muscularis
6 pieces, mucosa is 5-10% thickness, ~0.2-0.4mm thick
5 pieces; mucosa severely autolyzed (not suitable for GTEx); muscularis slightly autolyzed
6 pieces, mucosa well- preserved, up to ~0.5mm thick
6 pieces, mucosa reasonably well preserved, focally approaches score '2' in a few foci; ~10% total thicknees, averaging 0.3-0.4mm
6 pieces, well preserved mucosa is ~0.4mm thick, ~15% thickness
6 pieces; mucosa is totally autolyzed, but muscularis is OK (1) as is mucosal lymphoid tissue
6 pieces; 3 with minimal mucosa
6 pieces; 2 without muscularis
6 pieces, each containing muscularis and varying amounts of mucosa
6 pieces, mucosa is ~0.3mm thick, ~ 5% thickness
6 pieces, predominantly mucosa with few strips of muscularis, edema and ischemic change
6 pieces; mucosa too autolyzed for GTEx, but muscularis is acceptable
8 pieces, muscularis and severely autolyzed mucosa
6 pieces well dissected full thickness of colon
6 pieces, all muscularis, switch with 2525
6 pieces; mucosa=3; muscularis=1; only muscle useful for GTEx
6 pieces, well preserved mucosa
6 pieces, well preserved mucosa up to ~40-50% thickness
6 pieces, mucosa and muscularis
6 pieces, mucosa is ~0.3mm thick, moderately-severely autolyzed
6 pieces
6 pieces; partly autolyzed mucosa with variable amounts of muscularis
6 pieces; mucosa completely autolyzed; muscularis intact and mildly autolyzed
6 pieces; full thickness of colonic wall
6 pieces; 4 pieces have full thickness elements with well preserved mucosa; 2 have no mucosa (in this section)
6 pieces, well preserved; mucosa up to ~0.3mm, ~20% thickness
6 pieces; well dissected full thickness mucosa & muscle
6 pieces; all devoid of mucosa; muscularis, submucosa, and subserosa present
6 pieces; full thickness; well preserved; well dissected
6 pieces; all contain only mucosa, no muscularis
6 pieces, mucosa fairly well preserved, ~0.3-0.4mm, up to ~40% thickness
6 pieces, mucosa well preserved, up to 0.5mm, 15-20% thickness
6 pieces, mucosa fairly well preserved, ~0.3 mm or ~25-40% thickness
6 pieces; moderately autolyzed mucosa and muscularis
6 pieces; predominantly mucosa, but with few strips of residual muscularis (marked)
6 pieces; no mucosa. only muscularis and submucosa
6 pieces, mucosa unusually well preserved, ~0.5mm, ~50% thickness
6 pieces; all full thickness, but mucosa is limited in some
6 pieces; mucosa mostly autolyzed
6 pieces; predominantly mucosa/submucosa, 2 with small portion of muscularis
6 pieces, well presreved mucosa up to ~0.5mm thick
4 pieces; mucosa autolyzed; muscularis intact
6 pieces; mucosa autolyzed; muscularis preserved
6 pieces; 5 full thickness, 1 without mucosa
6 pieces, mucosa ~0.4mm, ~20% thickness, not well preserved, missing in some sections
6 pieces, mucosa variably preserved but largely sloughed
6 pieces; full thickness sections
6 pieces, mucosa moderately-markedly autolyzed, ~0.3mm, ~10-15% thickness
6 pieces; full thickness sections, variably autolyzed mucosa, thin rim of adherent fat
6 pieces, colon mucosa, well preserved, up to ~0.4mm, 70-80% thickness
6 pieces, mucosa fairly well preserved, ~0.3mm, ~10-15% thickness
6 pieces; well dissected except for 2 foci of external fat up to 3 mm thick
6 pieces, mucosa moderately autolyzed, ~0.2mm, ~5010% thickness
6 pieces; autolyzed mucosa, preserved muscle & submucosa
6 pieces, mucosa is ~5-10% thickness
6 pieces, mucosa well-preserved, ~0.5mm, ~15% thickness
6 pieces; 1.5mm hemorrhagic ulcer in 1 piece with 2.6mm inflamed hemorrhagic luminal debris
6 pieces; epithelium autolyzed; muscle intact
6 pieces, remarkably well preserved, mucosa ~0.3mm, 10% thickness, valuable specimen
6 pieces, mucosa completely sloughed
6 pieces; 2 lack muscularis LCM
6 pieces, mucosa is ~0.3 mm, ~20% thickness, glandular component completely autolyzed.
4 pieces; 1 has mucosa only
6 pieces; fragments with variably autolyzed mucosa and muscularis
6 pieces, glandular mucosa badly preserved, ~0.25mm thick
6 pieces, glandular mucosa completely autolyzed, mucosa up to~0.3mm
6 pieces; full thickness sections
6 pieces; mucosa autolyzed muscle intact
6 pieces, mucosa with advanced autolysis
7 pieces, mucosa well preserved, ~0.3mm
6 pieces; 4 have no muscle, 2 have small amounts of muscle
6 pieces, mucosa largely sloughed, trace residual lamina propria remains
remarkably well preserved; minimal superficial autolysis
sloughed mucosa in 1 of 3 pieces
3 pieces 2.6 mm thick, mucosa 0.4 mm; slight surface autolysis
superficial sloughing.  Mucosa is ~20-23% specimen thickness
Remarkably well-preserved epithelium and mucosa.   Mucosal thickness ranges from 15-20% of specimen
Well preserved. Abundant mucosa in 2 pieces; sparse mucosa in 1
2 of 3 with mucosa. 9.6x5.8mm
3  ~9x2-2.5mm pieces.  Mucosa well preserved, 10-15% of thickness
6 well-preserved pieces, ~7x2mm. Mucosa is ~20-25% thickness. Areas of under-fixation with tears
6 pieces, Max 9x2mm. Tissue separation with tears
6  ~5-6mm pieces.  Areas of poor fixation.  Mucosa is ~ 10% specimen thickness
4 pieces,  7x2mm. Good mucosal preservation. Tissue separation with tears
6 pieces, ~6x2 mm; mucosa varies in preservation from good to poor
6 pieces up to ~8x3 mm; mucosa up to 0.4mm
6   ~ 8x3.75mm pieces; mucosa is  ~ 5-10% of thickness
6 pieces, ~6x4 mm; only 2 have abundant mucosa
6 pieces up to 9x3.6 mm; reactive lymphoid hyperplasia; good mucosa; edematous submucosa
6 pieces up to 7.5x4 mm; good mucosa
6   ~8.5x3m pieces.  Mucosa is well-preserved, ~ 15% of thickness
6 pieces up to ~11x4.7 mm
6 pieces up to 7x3.5mm; 4 have mucosa at this level of sectioning
6   ~9x3.5mm pieces; mucosa is ~10-12% thickness, only seen in 4 of 6 pieces
6    ~ 9x3/5mm pieces. Mucosa generally well-preserved, some autolysis superficially, is  ~10% of thickness
6   ~8.5x3mm pieces; mucosa is generally well-preserved,   ~ 10% of thickness
6 pieces up to 8x3 mm; ~540um thick mucosa; muscularis propria on 4 pieces
6 pieces up to 6.5x3 mm; good mucosal preservation; moderate histologic tissue tears
6   ~7.5x3mm pieces; mucosa well-preserved,  ~15-40% of thickness
6 pieces,   ~8x2mm.  Mucosa moderately well preserved,  ~10-15% of thickness
6 pieces up to 8x5 mm; 5 of 6 have mucosa
6 pieces, mucosa less well preserved, 15-20% of thickness
6 pieces,  ~9x3mm.  Mucosa well preserved,    ~10-15% of thickness
6 pieces,  ~6x1.2mm.  Mucosa moderately well preserved,   ~30% of thickness
6 pieces up to 7.6x8.7 mm; surface partially sloughed
6 pieces up to 9x5 mm; 3 pieces have mucosa, 3 (thicker) others are all muscle
6 pieces,  ~7x3.5mm.  Mucosa reasonably well preserved,  ~8-10% of thickness
6 pieces up to 11x4 mm; each has well preserved mucosa and all layers intact
6 pieces up to 7x4 mm; surface sloughing;
6 pieces,  ~9x3mm.  Mucosa reasonably well-preserved,  ~10% of thickness
6 pieces,  ~6x2mm; mucosa moderately well-preserved,  ~10-15% of thickness
6 pieces up to 6x4 mm; good mucosal morphology; full thickness wall
6 pieces up to 7x4 mm; mucosa ~0.4 mm; very good mucosal preservation in all 6 pieces
6 pieces up to 8x4 mm; well preserved mucosa; well visualized ganglion cells
6 pieces up to 7x3 mm; good mucosal preservation
6 pieces '9x3mm, partially detached mucosa, '10% of thickness
6 pieces, ~7x4mm fragmented/detached msucosa but fairly well preserved, up to 10% thickness
6 pieces  ~9x3mm.  Mucosa remarkably well-preserved,  ~10% of thickness
6 pieces  ~7x4mm.  Mucosa unusually well-preserved;  ~10% of thickness
6 pieces up to 8x3 mm; good mucosal preservation
6 pieces  ~8x3mm.  Mucosa remarkably well-preserved,  ~10-20% of thickness
6 pieces  ~7x2mm.  Mucosa is   ~10% thickness, fairly well-preserved.
6 pieces up to 8x3 mm; good mucosal preservation;
6 pieces, up to 12x3 mm; good mucosa on all; hardly any muscularis
6 pieces, up to 8x4mm; good mucosa and muscularis on all
6 pieces, ~6x3mm mucosa remarkably well-preserved, up to 500 microns thick
6 pieces, up to 6x3mm; all have full thickness with good mucosa
8 pieces ~10x2mm.  Presumed transverse. Well-preserved mucosa is 10-20% thickness
6 pieces  ~~7x2mm, mucosa well preserved, ~10-20 thickness
6 pieces  ~6x5mm.  Muscosa <~ 10% of thickness
6 pieces, up to 10x3mm; mucosa moderately autolyzed; muscle slightly autolyzed
8 pieces  ~10x1mm, Mucosa moderate well preserved,  ~20-25% of thickness; some areas starting to degrade to autolysis score2
6 pieces  ~10x3mm.  Mucosa variably but moderately preserved,  ~10-15% of thickness
5 pieces, up to 5x3mm; Mostly submucosa, variable amounts of mucosa and muscularis propria
6 pieces, up to 5.5x2mm; 1 of 6 has muscularis only, other 5 have full thickness
6 pieces ~7x4mm, mucosa is ~10% of thickness, well preserved
6 pieces  ~7x4mm, mucosa moderately autoyzed, 10-20% of thickness
6 pieces, up to 5x3mm; ~10-20% thickness is fairly well-preserved mucosa
6 pieces, up to 7.5x4mm; focally sloughed glands
6 pieces, up to 12x5mm; ~10-20% thickness is mucosa, reasonably well preserved
6 pieces  ~7x3mm; mucosa well preserved but less than 10% total tissue, some aliquots have none
6 pieces, up to 11x4mm; Mucosa varies from mild to moderate autolysis. All pieces are well sampled: mucosa and muscularis.
6 pieces, up to 8x4mm; mucosa moderately preserved, ~10-20% thickness
6 pieces up to 8x5m; ~10-20% thickness is mucosa, fairly well preserved
6 pieces. up to 10x4mm; mucosa is ~10% thickness, reasonably well preserved but superficially sloughed
6 pieces, up to 11x4mm; 3 with good mucosa; 4 with muscularis; 1 with only adipose
6 pieces, up to 8x2mm; mucosa superficially sloughed otherwise well preserved; lymphoid nodules annotated
6 pieces, up to 9x2mm;  muscosa well preserved,  ~30% thickness
6 pieces, up to 9x4mm. Well trimmed full thickness specimen. Slight surface sloughing.
6 pieces, up to 8x2mm; mucosa well preserved  ~20% thickness
6 pieces, up to 8x1.5mm; mucosa partially sloughed
6 pieces, up to 9x6mm; mainly muscularis and fat, less than 3% mucosa, well preserved, delineated
6 pieces, up to 10x5.5mm; 5 have mucosa
6 pieces, up to 9.5x4mm; mucosa well preserved, mucosa ~5-10% thickness
6 pieces, up to 12x4.5mm; mucosa well preserved,  ~15% of thickness
6 pieces, up to 11x2mm. All have only mucosa-submucosa; transverse colon should contain muscularis propria.
6 pieces. up to 12x3mm; Only 1 of 6 has muscularis. Transverse colon sample should have full thickness of wall.
1 piece, 9x3mm; well trimmed
1 piece, 7x2mm; all muscularis; no mucosa
1 piece with small amount (1.6x0.8 mm) muscularis propria.
1 piece, 13x875.6um; 40-60% mucosa, reasonably well-preserved
1 piece, 6x3mm; correlates with 2425, all muscularis/fat
1 piece (10x5mm), correlates with 1925
1 piece; comparable to 25 block
6 pieces, mucosa badly autolyzed/sloughed
6 pieces. Full thickness with 3 having pericolonic adipose up to 1 mm.  Mucosa=3; muscle=1.
6 pieces, well dissected full thickness.
6 pieces, mucosa is generally well-preserved, ~10%-15% thickness
4 pieces, well preserved, mucosa is ~0.3mm thick, ~10% thickness
6 pieces, well preserved.  Mucosa is ~15-20% thickness
6 pieces. Well dissected.
6 pieces, moderately well preserved, some foci approach autolysis score 2. Mucosa is 0.3-0.6mm, ~10% total thickness
6 pieces, all with mucosa (2) and muscularis (1)
6 pieces. Well dissected full thickness wall.
6 pieces: all well dissected full thickness
6 pieces
3 pieces; mucosa beautifully preserved, ~10-15% thickness, excellent specimen
3 pieces, one lacks muscularis propria, rare crypt abscess
3  pieces, well preserved mucosa; well trimmed full thickness wall
4 pieces, muscularis only
6 pieces, melanosis coli
6 pieces, partially autolyzed mucosa (predominantly 2, some autolysis 3) and muscularis
6 pieces, well dissected
6 pieces, mucosa is ~0.2mm thick but totally autolyzed
4 pieces
6 pieces; submucosal edema, full thickness