ACTH - Corticotrophin - evening
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ACTHS
Synonyms
- Endocrinology
Clinic significance
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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 Corinne SAULT
Phone(s)
+331 49 59 63 01
+334 72 80 73 75
+334 72 80 73 75