Container/Tube: Serum gel tube
Specimen Volume: 5 mL of serum or plasma (gel tube)
Transport Temperature: Refrigerated
Collection Instructions: Centrifuge specimens and remove the serum or plasma from the cellular material within 2 hours of collection.
Stability:
| Storage | Temperature | Stability |
| Room Temperature | 18-28 °C (64-82 °F) | ≤ 1 day |
| Refrigerated | 2-8 °C (36-46 °F) | ≤ 3 days |
| Frozen | ≤ Negative 20 °C (≤ Negative 4 °F) | ≤ 3 weeks |
Colorimetric
Order this test when Triglycerides are >400 ng/dL.
<130 mg/dL
Monday through Sunday
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