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ACTH, endogenous (adrenocorticotropic hormone) - chemiluminescence

Service category: 
Available Tests [1]
Service audience: 
Canine [2]
Equine [3]
Description: 

Code:

acth

Lab:

C

Days test started:

M-Sa

TAT:

1 d

Available for:

Companion Animal

Specimen Type/Volume

1 mL EDTA plasma.

Shipping Information

Ship in insulated container with freezer packs.

Collection Protocol

Collect blood into a plastic EDTA blood collection tube. Centrifuge and immediately transfer the plasma into a plastic shipping vial. Label sample as plasma. Freeze immediately and ship with freezer packs. Use of glass collection tubes may falsely decrease results.

Additional Information

In the User's Guide - See Clinical Pathology section - Hyperadrenocorticism* [4] E and Equine Endocrine Testing* [5].


Source URL:https://www.uoguelph.ca/ahl/services/acth-endogenous-adrenocorticotropic-hormone-chemiluminescence

Links
[1] https://www.uoguelph.ca/ahl/service-category/available-tests [2] https://www.uoguelph.ca/ahl/service-audience/canine [3] https://www.uoguelph.ca/ahl/service-audience/equine [4] https://www.uoguelph.ca/ahl/hyperadrenocorticism [5] https://www.uoguelph.ca/ahl/equine-endocrine-testing