1 Day
Sample TypeSerum
...1.0 ml Serum 2-8 ?C
24 hour
Sample TypeSerum
...1.0 ml Serum 2-8 ?C
10 Day
Sample TypeSerum
...3.0 ml serum 2-8 ?C
2 Day
Sample TypeSerum
...1.0 ml Serum 2-8 ?C
2 Day
Sample TypeSerum
...Allow the blood to clot in an upright position for at least 30 minutes but not longer than 1 hour before centrifugation. Centrifuge for at least 15 minutes at 2200-2500 RPM at room temperature within one hour of collection, store at -20? C, and send 2 mL of serum frozen in a plastic vial.
Sample Condition1.0 ml Serum 2-8 ?C
10 Day
Sample TypeCitrated Plasma
...Platelet poor plasma: Centrifuge light blue-top tube for 15 minutes at approximately 1500 x g within 60 minutes of collection. Using a plastic pipette, remove plasma, taking care to avoid the WBC/platelet buffy layer and place into a plastic vial. Centrifuge a second time and transfer platelet-poor plasma into a new plastic vial. Plasma must be free of platelets (<10,000/mcL). Freeze immediately and ship on dry ice. Do not thaw.
Sample Condition5.0 ml Frozen Citrated plasma
10 Day
Sample TypeCitrated Plasma
...Collection Instructions Submit a total of 6mL (2mL in each of 3 tubes). Centrifuge light blue-top tube 15 minutes at approx. 1500 g within 60 minutes of collection. Using a plastic pipette, remove plasma, taking care to avoid the WBC/platelet buffy layer and place into a plastic vial. Centrifuge a second time and transfer platelet-poor plasma into a new plastic vial. Plasma must be free of platelets (<10,000/mcl). Freeze immediately and ship on dry ice.
Sample Condition5.0 ml Frozen Citrated plasma
10 Da
Sample TypeCitrated Plasma
...2.0 ml Citrated ?plasma (Frozen) poor plateletes
10 Day
Sample TypeSerum
...2.0 ml Serum 2-8 ?C
48 Hour
Sample TypeSerum
...1.0 ml Serum 2-8 ?C
3 Day
Sample TypeSerum
...1.0 ml Serum 2-8 ?C
5 Day
Sample TypeSerum
...2.0 ml Serum 2-8 ?C
10 Day
Sample TypeSerum
...Patient Preparation Overnight fasting preferred
Sample Condition1.0 ml Serum 2-8 ?C
8 Day
Sample TypeSerum
...Patient Preparation Overnight fasting is preferred
Sample Condition1.0 ml Serum 2-8 ?C
4 Day
Sample TypeSerum
...2.0 ml Serum 2-8 ?C
3 Day
Sample TypeSerum
...1.0 ml Serum 2-8 ?C
24 Hour
Sample TypeSerum
...Reject Criteria Gross hemolysis ? Grossly lipemic ? Grossly icteric
Sample Condition1.0 ml Serum 2-8 ?C
10 Day
Sample TypeSerum
...Reject Criteria Gross hemolysis ? Grossly lipemic
Sample Condition1.0 ml Serum 2-8 ?C
10 Days
Sample TypeSerum
...Reject Criteria Gross hemolysis ? Grossly lipemic
Sample Condition1.0 ml Serum 2-8 ?C
1 Day
Sample TypeSerum
...Separate serum/plasma from the cells within 2 hours of collection, ship in a plastic leak-proof container refrigerated or frozen.
Sample Condition1.0 ml Serum 2-8 ?C
10 Day
Sample TypeSerum
...Please label each specimen tube with two forms of patient identification. These forms of identification must also appear on the requisition form. Serum stable up to three days at room temperature. Refrigerate if not shipped same day. Ship whole blood immediately. Shipping conditions: Serum samples may be shipped frozen, refrigerated, or at room temperature. Serum samples shipped at room temperature must be received within 72 hours of draw.
Sample Condition2.0 ml Serum 2-8 ?C
10 Day
Sample TypeSerum
...1.0 ml Serum 2-8 ?C
10 Days
Sample TypeSerum
...1.0 ml Serum 2-8 ?C
6 Day
Sample TypeSerum
...2.0 ml Serum 2-8 ?C