Specimen requirements, transport, stability and collection directions for VITAMIN A, SERUM at LabX Diagnostic Systems, LLC. Log in for cash pricing.
🧪 Preferred specimen2 mL serum protected from light
🧫 TubeSST (PROTECTED FROM LIGHT)
📦 Transport / shippingAmber transport tube · Refrigerated (cold packs)
⏱ StabilityRoom temperature: 24 hours · Refrigerated: 7 days · Frozen: 28 days
Collection directions: Alternative specimen: Foil wrapped transport tube protected from light. Minimum volume: 0.7 mL. Reject criteria: Gross hemolysis • Grossly lipemic sera • Serum unseparated from the clot • Serum in serum separator tube (SST) not separated from the gel • Received room temperature • Not light protected • Plasma
