Web: | mayocliniclabs.com |
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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(s) is acceptable. Spin down and send 0.5 mL of serum refrigerated in a plastic vial.
Hemolysis: | NA |
Thawing: | Warm OK; Cold OK |
Lipemia: | NA |
Icterus: | NA |
Other: | NA |
Specimen Type | Temperature | Time | Special Container |
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Serum | Refrigerated (preferred) | 28 days | |
Frozen | 365 days | ||
Ambient | 7 days |