Marble Top Blood Tube

Plastic tube 13 x 100 16 x 100.

Marble top blood tube.

Send whole blood in a gray top tube. These are known as yellow tops not gold. 5 0 ml 8 5 ml. Marble top tubes are also referred to as tiger tops in some clinics.

They contain a special gel that separates blood cells from serum as well as particles to cause blood to clot quickly. Be sure to use only tubes with a 3 2 sodium citrate concentration. These are easily identified by the yellow diagonal stripes on the label. 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.

Sps tubes have a paler colour sometimes leading confusion. 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. Gel separates serum from cells.

Trademarked versions include covidien corvac tubes. 2012 farlex inc. The same tubes are used for clinical chemistry and stat chemistry tests. The herapin anticoagulant activates antithrombins that block the coagulation cascade and produce a plasma sample or whole blood.

Hemogardtm gold top conventional red gray marble. Blue top tube also light blue top tube.