Ethylene glycol - serum Referred Test
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EGLY
Specialty
Analytical Chemistry
Clinical significance
Serious, deliberate or accidental poisoning. Its potent toxicity (in the kidneys and the central nervous system) is due to its conversion to oxalic acid.
Preanalytics
- 5 mL :
- serum
- FROZEN
- Freezing within 4 hours
- A tube specifically for this analysis : Yes
Further information
1 individual aliquot for this analysis.
In urine, it is necessary to assay oxalic acid which is the metabolite of ethylene-glycol
Methodology
Gas Phase Chromatography / FID detection
Turnaround time
10 days
Testing Laboratory
Refered Test
Contact(s)
Customer Care
Caption
Referred TestThe pre-analytical conditions and prices are defined on the basis of the requirements of the performing laboratory.
