Preanalytics: Stable 2 weeks at -20°C in the dark, to avoid bacterial growth the pH must be 3.5-4. The following foodstuffs should be avoided 3-4 days prior to collecting the urine sample: coffee, tea, alcohol, nicotine, pineapples, avocado, eggplants, bananas, blueberries, kiwis, melons, mirabelles, redcurrants, walnuts, plums. Following drugs can impact the test results: salicylic acid, paracetamol, mephenesin, methocarbamol, phenothiazine, levodopa. With the consent of the physician, the treatment with these drugs should be interrrupted 3 days prior the collection of the urine sample.
Preanalytics: Stable 2 weeks at -20°C in the dark, to avoid bacterial growth the pH must be 3.5-4. The following foodstuffs should be avoided 3-4 days prior to collecting the urine sample: coffee, tea, alcohol, nicotine, pineapples, avocado, eggplants, bananas, blueberries, kiwis, melons, mirabelles, redcurrants, walnuts, plums. Following drugs can impact the test results: salicylic acid, paracetamol, mephenesin, methocarbamol, phenothiazine, levodopa. With the consent of the physician, the treatment should be interrupted 3 days prior the collection of the urine sample.
Accounting rules of the CNS: not to be cumulated with Alkaline phosphatase
Material: Serum
Method: enzymatic assay
Once per week
External service: *
Preanalytics: Room temperatur 1 day 4-8°C 4 days -20°C 12 month
Indication:
marker of lymphocyte differentiation
Lab tests catalogue
5-OH-Tryptophan
Synonyms: 5-HTP
Material: EDTA Plasma
Method: LC-MS
Test will be performed upon request
External service: *
Preanalytics: 2-8°C 2 days -20°C 1 month
Indication:
Suspicion of metabolic disease, disease of the nervous system, disturbance of the immune system, cardiovascular diseases, musculoskeletal disorders
* Subcontracted analyses are not part of the accreditation scope of Laboratoires Réunis.