Specimen Requirements

Specimen Type: Blood
Container/Tube: Tiger top, serum gel
Also Acceptable: Green top (Lithium Heparin)
Specimen Volume: Full tube, submit 0.5 mL serum
Specimen Minimum Volume: 0.3 mL
Collection Instructions:
   1. Send specimen in original tube.
   2. If there is a delay in transport of >1 hour, centrifuge tube.

   3. Unopened and Centrifuged samples are stable for:
        • 8 hours at room temperature
        • 2 days at 2 – 8ºC