7 days
Kinetic − 340 nm at 37°C
Causes for Rejection: Hemolysis (red cells contain aldolase); gross lipemia
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Enzyme involved in glycolysis. Elevated in muscle diseases like polymyositis or muscular dystrophy.
Serum or Plasma
0.5 mL
Red-top tube or gel-barrier tube for Serum, or Plasma may be used from blue-top (sodium citrate) tube, gray-top (sodium fluoride) tube, lavender-top (EDTA) tube, or green-top (heparin) tube
No special preparation is required for this test. You may eat, drink, and take your medications as normal, unless instructed otherwise by your healthcare provider.
This test does not require any special collection or pre-analytical handling. Follow routine specimen collection protocols.
| Temperature | Period |
|---|---|
| Refrigerated | 7 days |
| Frozen | 15 day |
| Freeze/thaw cycles | stable x3 |