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Test Code TRIGLYCERIDE Triglyceride

Specimen Requirements

Container/Tube: GRN/SST
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

Samples should be kept at 4 °C and analyzed within 24 hours. Samples can be stored refrigerated for up to 7 days. For longer storage, samples may be frozen at -20 °C for up to 3 months or many years at -70 °C

PERFORMING LAB

WKMC, WKB, WKP, WKS