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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. In order to provide an accurate result, the sample needs to remain frozen when it arrives at the lab.

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