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5-hydroxyindolacetic acid (24 hour acidified urine)
Synonyms: 5- HIAA
Material: 24 hour acidified urine
Method: HPLC
Once per week
Accredited:
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.
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5-hydroxyindolacetic acid
Synonyms: 5- HIAA
Material: Spontaneous urine
Method: HPLC
Once per week
Accredited:
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.
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5-Nukleotidase
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
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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.