Specimen must arrive within 8 hours of draw.
Container/Tube: Serum gel tube-Hemolyzed specimen is not acceptable.
Specimen Volume: 5 mL of serum
Transport Temperature: Refrigerated
Collection Instructions: Protect specimen from light.
Stability (if protected from light)
Add on requests will be rejected for specimens >4 hrs without protection from light
Storage | Temperature | Stability |
Refrigerated | 2-8 °C (36-46 °F) | ≤ 7 days |
Frozen | Negative 20 °C (Negative 4 °F) | ≤ 4 weeks |
Chemiluminescence Immunoassay
>2.7 ng/mL
Monday through Sunday
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