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Prolactin
Test Code2590
Preferred Specimen
One 4 mL serum separator tube or plasma separator tube. Also acceptable: green (sodium or lithium heparin).
Minimum Volume
1 mL serum or plasma, frozen. (Min: 0.5 mL) Submit specimen in an ARUP Standard Transport Tube.
Transport Temperature
1 mL serum or plasma, frozen. (Min: 0.5 mL) Submit specimen in an ARUP Standard Transport Tube.
Specimen Stability
After separation from cells: Ambient: 8 hours; Refrigerated: 2 days; Frozen: 3 months
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
EDTA plasma.
Methodology
Chemiluminescent Immunoassay
Setup Schedule
Sun-Sat
Report Available
Within 24 hours
Limitations
Allow specimen to clot completely at room temperature before centrifuging.
