Specimen Requirements

Container Type: Lithium Heparin (Green Top) or SST

Specimen Type: Plasma or Serum

Preferred Volume: 1 mL

Emergency Minimum Volume: 0.3 mL

Specimen Processing: Separate serum or plasma from cells as soon as possible by centrifugation. Store and transport refrigerated. 

Stability: 

Refrigerate: 1 week

Frozen: 1 month