Marble Top Blood Tube

Gel separates serum from cells.

Marble top blood tube.

Phlebotomy tubes with green top contain sodium herapin lithium herapin and ammonium herapin all of which are coated in the inside of the tube. Sps tubes have a paler colour sometimes leading confusion. Hemogardtm gold top conventional red gray marble. 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.

Blue top tube also light blue top tube. Trademarked versions include covidien corvac tubes. Send plasma in a plastic transport tube labeled plasma sodium citrate. Marble top tubes are also referred to as tiger tops in some clinics.

Send whole blood in a gray top tube. 2012 farlex inc. 5 0 ml 8 5 ml. 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.

The herapin anticoagulant activates antithrombins that block the coagulation cascade and produce a plasma sample or whole blood. Plastic tube 13 x 100 16 x 100. These are easily identified by the yellow diagonal stripes on the label. The blood is then centrifuged allowing easy removal of serum for testing.

Sterile sst brand tube with inert clot activator determinations that require serum in chemistry or infectious disease testing. Be sure to use only tubes with a 3 2 sodium citrate concentration.