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Thyroid, total T4 (TT4) - chemiluminescence

Service category: 
Available Tests [1]
Service audience: 
Bovine [2]
Canine [3]
Caprine [4]
Equine [5]
Feline [6]
Ovine [7]
Porcine [8]
Description: 

Code:

tt4

Lab:

C

Days test started:

M-Sa

TAT:

1 d

Available for:

Food Animal
Companion Animal

Specimen Type/Volume

0.5 mL serum.

Shipping Information

Ship in insulated container with freezer packs.

Collection Protocol

Do not use SST blood collection tubes. Collect blood into a red-top vacutainer; avoid hemolysis. Separate serum from cells as soon as possible following collection and transfer to a leakproof tube. Refrigerate until shipped.

Additional Information

Note: add on thyroid tests will be billed individually. See Clinical Pathology section -hyperthyroidism * [9]& hypothyroidism * [10] of the User's Guide.


Source URL:https://www.uoguelph.ca/ahl/services/thyroid-total-t4-tt4-chemiluminescence

Links
[1] https://www.uoguelph.ca/ahl/service-category/available-tests [2] https://www.uoguelph.ca/ahl/service-audience/bovine [3] https://www.uoguelph.ca/ahl/service-audience/canine [4] https://www.uoguelph.ca/ahl/service-audience/caprine [5] https://www.uoguelph.ca/ahl/service-audience/equine [6] https://www.uoguelph.ca/ahl/service-audience/feline [7] https://www.uoguelph.ca/ahl/service-audience/ovine [8] https://www.uoguelph.ca/ahl/service-audience/porcine [9] https://www.uoguelph.ca/ahl/feline-hyperthyroidism [10] https://www.uoguelph.ca/ahl/canine-hypothyroidism