Whole blood, packed RBCs, and dried blood spots are remarkably resistant to degradation and can typically be shipped overnight at ambient temperature. If samples are being collected at a research site for later batch shipment, they should be frozen at -80°C and shipped on dry ice. Note: RBC samples should not be kept at -20°C for more than 1 day as the long-chain PUFAs will begin to degrade. Storage at room temperature or 4°C for up to 3 weeks (before analysis) is acceptable.
Blog Search
Recent Posts
Categories
- B vitamins
- Blood Pressure
- Blood sugar
- Brain Health
- Children's health
- Cognitive Health
- CoQ10
- EPA & DHA
- Eye Health
- HbA1c
- Heart Health
- magnesium
- Mental Health
- Mother's Milk DHA Testing
- News
- Omega-3 Index
- Omega-3s
- Personalized Nutrition
- Pet Wellness
- pregnancy
- Prenatal DHA
- Research
- Trans Fat Index
- Uncategorized
- Vitamin B12
- Vitamin D
- women's health