What should I send?

Preparation of the sample

Temperature

Réfrigéré

Selected nature

Plasma / Sample required: EDTA whole blood

Quantity

1 ml

Technical

ICP-MS

Average turnouroud time

4

Realisation frequency

3/w

Additional information

Comments

Analysis performed on EDTA plasma: due to the risk of contamination, please send the uncentrifuged EDTA tube.

Tubes with beads or separative gels proscribed. A dedicated tube is required, do not open, do not centrifuge. Centrifugation will be performed at Cerba.Tubes for trace elements available upon request. Eg: Becton Dickinson ref 368381 BD Vacutainer Trace elements K2 EDTA, Terumo ref VF076SDK vacuum tubes venosafe 6 ml EDTA K2 or Greiner ref 456080 6 ml NH trace element Sodium heparin.

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