Carotene QCAROT
Method(s) | High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) | ||||||||||
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Synonym | Beta-Carotene | ||||||||||
Specimen Required | |||||||||||
Collect | One 5 mL gold (SST) top tube. Protected from light. |
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Transport | 2 mL serum refrigerated and protected from light (Min: 0.7 mL). * Collection Instructions *
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Remarks | Patient Preparation: Overnight fasting is required |
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Stability | Ambient: 72 hours Refrigerated: 7 days Frozen: 30 days |
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Schedule | Mon-Sat: Report available: 5-7 days | ||||||||||
CPTCode | 82380 | ||||||||||
Notes | Performing Laboratory-Quest Diagnostics-Chantilly VA | ||||||||||
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