Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone

Test ID: 

704233

CPT code:

83727

Synonyms:

GNRH
LHRH

Specimen Type:

Plasma with aprotinin (Trasylol®), frozen

Requested Volume: 

1 mL

Minimum Volume: 

0.5 mL

Container Type: 

Trasylol® collection kit

Collection:

Using a chilled lavender-top (EDTA) tube, collect a whole blood specimen, add 0.25 mL of Trasylol® to the tube and mix well. Centrifuge the sample and remove the plasma. Freeze immediately. To avoid delays in turnaround time when requesting multiple tests on frozen samples, please submit separate frozen specimens for each test requested.

Storage Instructions:

Freeze.

Stability Requirements:

Rejection Criteria

Thawed or nonfrozen specimen; specimen type other than EDTA plasma