Container/Tube: Serum gel tube-Hemolyzed or lipemic specimen is not acceptable.
Specimen Volume: 2.5 mL of serum
Transport Temperature: Refrigerated
Collection Instructions: Centrifuge specimens and remove the serum and plasma from the cellular material within2 hours of collection.
Stability
| Storage | Temperature | Stability |
| Room Temperature | 18-28 °C (64-82 °F) | ≤ 1 day |
| Refrigerated | 2-8 °C (36-46 °F) | ≤ 4 days |
| Frozen | ≤ Negative 20 °C (≤-4 °F) | Not recommended |
Rate, Nephelometry
36-195 mg/dL
Monday through Friday
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