Immediately process sample after collection and store at frozen conditions both post-collection and during transport to the lab.
Promptly centrifuge and separate Serum or Plasma into a plastic screw capped vial using approved guidelines.
Gray top tube (Sodium Fluoride / Potassium Oxalate)
Received Room Temperature. Received Refrigerated. Polymer gel separation tube (SST or PST).
Rejection criteria pertain to clinical sample submissions only.
Room Temperature: Not Stable
Refrigerated: Not Stable
Frozen (-20 °C): Undetermined
Acetaldehyde is unstable post-collection and will both form and degrade under certain sample handling conditions. Even when extreme precautions are taken to maintain the integrity of Acetaldehyde during sample collection, transport and analysis, the results will be affected under typical collection and laboratory procedures.