One 3 mL lavender (EDTA) top tube.

Transfer 1 mL frozen plasma (Min: 0.5 mL).

PROTECTED FROM LIGHT

* Collection Instructions *

• Separate cells within 6 hours by centrifugation at 2-8°C (2200-2500 RPM, 800-1000 g) for 5-10 minutes.
• Transfer plasma to an amber polypropylene or polyethylene transport tube to protect from light.
• Alternately, neutral color polypropylene or polyethylene tube can be used if wrapped in aluminum foil.
• Freeze the tubes at -1- to -30°C.
• Ship frozen.

Ambient: 6 hours

Refrigerated: 12 hours

Frozen: -20°C: 6 days

Frozen: -70°C: 42 days

• Hemolysis
• Lipemia
• Received ambient
• Received refrigerated
• Not light protected