| (Biochemistry) |
| Investigation | : | Vitamin C | |
| Turnaround | : | <28 days | |
A fasting sample is preferred, following an overnight (16h) fast. Blood is taken into a lithium heparin plasma tube, although EDTA is acceptable. Notify duty biochemist prior to sending.
Additional information on Vitamin C and its clinical use can be found here: Vitamin C.
This analysis is not performed by this Laboratory. For local users of these laboratory services, please send your sample to the laboratory and it will be sent to a reference laboratory for analysis.
Assays for Plasma Vitamin C
are sent
here.
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