Container/Tube: Serum gel tube-Hemolyzed specimen is not acceptable.
Specimen Volume: 5 mL of serum
Transport Temperature: Refrigerated
Collection Instructions: Centrifuge specimens and remove the serum from the cellular material within 4 hours of collection.
Stability:
| Storage | Temperature | Stability |
| Room Temperature | 18-28 °C (64-82 °F) | ≤ 4 days |
| Refrigerated | 2-8 °C (36-46 °F) | ≤ 7 days |
| Frozen | ≤ Negative 18 °C (≤0 °F) | ≤ 3 months |
Rate, Colorimetric
Males: 37-170 µg/mL
Females: 49-181 µg/mL
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