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Alkaline phosphatase isoenzyme, steroid-induced - photometric

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

Code:

alkpi

Lab:

C

Days test started:

M-Sa

TAT:

1 d

Available for:

Companion Animal

Specimen Type/Volume

0.5 mL serum or lithium-heparin plasma.

Shipping Information

Ship in insulated container with freezer packs.

Collection Protocol

Collect blood into a red-top vacutainer; avoid hemolysis. Allow the sample to clot. Centrifuge the sample; separate the serum from the cells and transfer to a leakproof, labelled tube. Refrigerate or freeze and ship with freezer packs. Lithium-heparin plasma is acceptable, however laboratory reference intervals are for serum samples.

Additional Information

Ordered with ALP - In the User's Guide - See Clinical Pathology section - Guide to interpretation of AHL biochemistry profiles* [3] - Alkaline phosphatase (ALP).


Source URL:https://www.uoguelph.ca/ahl/services/alkaline-phosphatase-isoenzyme-steroid-induced-photometric

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/guide-interpretation-ahl-biochemistry-profiles