Red serum vial/tube - 5 mL

• Immediatley following collection, mix sample by inverting 8 - 10 times to prevent clotting.
• Place tube on wet ice immediately after collection.

1. Spin within 1 hour of collection
2. Transfer serum to a chilled Screw-cap polypropylene frozen transport vial/tube - 4mL (LabCorp) labelled as serum
3. Freeze immediately

Chilled Screw-cap polypropylene frozen transport vial/tube - 4mL (LabCorp)

Dk green Sodium heparin (Na hep), no gel, 4mL

• Immediately following collection, mix sample by inverting 8 - 10 times to prevent clotting.
• Place tube on wet ice immediately after collection.

1. Spin within 1 hour of collection
2. Transfer plasma to a chilled Screw-cap polypropylene frozen transport vial/tube - 4mL (LabCorp) labelled as Na plasma
3. Freeze immediately

Frozen (preferred) - 30 days

Refrigerated - NO

Ambient - NO

• Samples received at room temp
• Gel separation tubes (SST or PST)

High Performance Liquid Chromatography/ Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)

See report