Acylcarnitines, Quantitative, Plasma

Important Note

Specimen must be frozen within 4 hours; frozen specimen stable indefinitely.

LAB429

St. Louis Children's Hospital Laboratory

Electrospray Tandem Mass Spectrometry (ESI-MS/MS)

Specimen Type: Plasma
Container/Tube: Mint-green top (lithium heparin gel)
Specimen Volume: Full tube

Alternative Specimen Type: Plasma

Alternative Container/Tube: Gold top, serum gel, Red top tube or Dark green sodium heparin tube

Specimen Minimum Volume: 0.6 mL; If collected in microtainer®, container MUST be full.

Lab Processing instructions:

Centrifuge specimen to separate, aliquot sample into a plastic conical tube and freeze. Label aliquot with specimen type

Processed Volume:

1.0 mL (minimum 0.3 mL)

Frozen

Analyte Stability: Ambient: 1 hour

Refrigerated: NA

Frozen (processed): Indefinitely

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