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Email: | mcl@mayo.edu |
Telephone: | 800-533-1710 |
International: | +1 855-379-3115 |
Values are valid only on day of printing. |
Draw blood in a plain red-top tube(s), serum gel tube is not acceptable. Spin down and send 1 mL of serum frozen in a plastic vial.
Hemolysis | NA |
Lipemia | NA |
Icterus | NA |
Other | NA |
Specimen Type | Temperature | Time | Special Container |
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Serum Red | Frozen (preferred) | 180 days | |
Ambient | 72 hours | ||
Refrigerated | 72 hours |