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THYMIDINE
Test CodeTHYMIDINE
Alias/See Also
WILD CODE TO QUEST TO BAYLOR
CPT Codes
83789
Preferred Specimen
PLASMA
Instructions
WILD CODE QUEST TO BAYLOR
Transport Container
NA GREEN
Transport Temperature
FRO: 30 DAYS
Setup Schedule
Set Up:
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Reference Range
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Clinical Significance
Thymidine (deoxythymidine; other names deoxyribosylthymine, thymine deoxyriboside) is a pyrimidine deoxynucleoside. Deoxythymidine is the DNA nucleoside T, which pairs with deoxyadenosine (A) in double-stranded DNA. In cell biology it is used to synchronize the cells in S phase.
Before the boom in thymidine use caused by the need for thymidine for the production of the antiretroviral drug azidothymidine (AZT), much of the world's thymidine production came from herring sperm.[1] Thymidine occurs almost exclusively in DNA but also occurs in the T-loop of tRNA.
Before the boom in thymidine use caused by the need for thymidine for the production of the antiretroviral drug azidothymidine (AZT), much of the world's thymidine production came from herring sperm.[1] Thymidine occurs almost exclusively in DNA but also occurs in the T-loop of tRNA.
Performing Laboratory
WILD QUEST TO BAYLOR S51088 OR 4330