Test Code AMYLASE Amylase
Specimen Requirements
Container/Tube: GRN/RED
Preferred: Plasma
Acceptable: Serum
Specimen Volume: 1.0 mL
SPECIMEN PROCESSING and HANDLING
Complete clot formation should take place before centrifugation. Serum or plasma should be physically separated from cells as soon as possible with a maximum limit of two hours from the time of collection.
TRANSPORT TEMPERATURE
Separated samples are stable for 7 days at room temperature and six months at 2 to 8 °C. For longer storage specimens may be frozen at -20 °C or colder.
PERFORMING LAB
WKMC, WKB, WKP, WKS