Gel separates serum from cells.
Marble top blood tube.
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Marble top tubes are also referred to as tiger tops in some clinics.
Sterile sst brand tube with inert clot activator determinations that require serum in chemistry or infectious disease testing.
The herapin anticoagulant activates antithrombins that block the coagulation cascade and produce a plasma sample or whole blood.
Sps tubes have a paler colour sometimes leading confusion.
Send whole blood in a gray top tube.
The same tubes are used for clinical chemistry and stat chemistry tests.
These are easily identified by the yellow diagonal stripes on the label.
The blood is then centrifuged allowing easy removal of serum for testing.
These are known as yellow tops not gold.
Plastic tube 13 x 100 16 x 100.
Common blood collection tubes their additives and laboratory uses by editorial team on january 2 2020 in biochemistry hematology immunology the evacuated tube system for blood collection in use for various laboratory tests consists of tubes of various sizes with color coded tops indicating tube contents.
They contain a special gel that separates blood cells from serum as well as particles to cause blood to clot quickly.
5 0 ml 8 5 ml.
Blue top tube also light blue top tube.
Marble top tube any of a number of blood collection tubes which contain a special gel that separates cells from serum and material that causes clotting.
Send plasma in a plastic transport tube labeled plasma sodium citrate.
Be sure to use only tubes with a 3 2 sodium citrate concentration.