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Specimen Type
Gray / Sodium Fluoride Plasma
Specimen Collection
After specimen collection, immediately place specimen on ice
Transport to the lab within 15 minutes
Specimen Processing
Spin down gray tube and remove plasma from cells within 15 minutes
Specimen Volume
1 ml
0.5 ml minimum
Specimen Stability
Analyze within 15 minutes
Plasma samples separated from cells are stable stored at 15-25 C for up to 8 hours.
Plasma samples separated from cells are stable stored at 2-8 C for up to 14 days.
Plasma samples separated from cells are stable stored at -20 C
for up to 1 month.
Performing Laboratory
Great Plains Health