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Test Code C4 C4 Complement

Specimen Requirements

1ml serum

 

Centrifuge specimens and remove the serum from the cellular material within two hours of collection

TRANSPORT TEMPERATURE/STABILITY

If specimen transport will be delayed, please use the table below to properly stabilize/transport specimens.

Storage

Temperature

Stability

Room temperature

18–28 °C (64–82 °F)

≤ 1 day

Refrigerated

2–8 °C (36–46 °F)

≤ 7 days

Frozen

≤-20 °C (≤-4 °F)

≤ 4 weeks

Frozen

≤-70 °C (≤-94 °F)

Indefinitely

Performing Laboratory

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