ACTH - Corticotrophin - morning
Back to main menuEurofins Biomnis code
ACTHM
Synonyms
- Endocrinology
Clinic significance
[To be translated]
Prenalytics
- 1 mL
- Plasma EDTA + Aprotinine - not hémolysed
- FROZEN
Further information
- CIRCADIAN RHYTHM: This biological molecule has a circadian rhythm (maximum concentration in morning), with a sufficiently significant amplitude to have an important influence on the clinical interpretation
- Provide an individual aliquot for this assay
- Not to to be performed on haemolysed sample
- ATTENTION: interference possible in patients treated with biotin (vitamin B7, B8 or H) or taking any food supplement containing biotin. Essential to STOP treatment 8 days before taking the sample.
- If sampling on EDTA tube: on cooled tube, refrigerated centrifugation, immediate decantation and freezing
Specific equipment available
T2 : EDTA + aprotinine tube
Methodology
Electrochemiluminescence
Turnaround time
2 days
Pathologist(s) in charge
Biomnis Paris
Specialty
Biochemistry
Contact(s)
Dr Jean Marc VANDERNOTTE
Dr Corinne SAULT
Dr Eurofins Biomnis secrétariat médical
Dr Stephane ELAERTS
Dr Corinne SAULT
Dr Eurofins Biomnis secrétariat médical
Dr Stephane ELAERTS
E-mail(s)
Phone(s)
+331 49 59 63 01
+334 72 80 73 75
+331 49 59 16 16
+331 49 59 17 20
+334 72 80 73 75
+331 49 59 16 16
+331 49 59 17 20