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Triglycerides - photometric

Service category: 
Available Tests [1]
Service audience: 
Avian [2]
Canine [3]
Equine [4]
Feline [5]
Description: 

Code:

trig

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.

Additional Information

Source URL: https://www.uoguelph.ca/ahl/services/triglycerides-photometric

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