
Human and Primate Samples
- Plasma - 100 µL minimum volume
- Serum - 100 µL minimum volume
- Filter paper blood spots
- Other fluid samples (250 µL minimum volume) including:
- Tissue culture supernatant - Caution- biotin concentrations must be less than 0.65µM (<160 ng/mL)
- Urine
- Cerebrospinal Fluid
- Peritoneal fluid
- Tears
- Cell lysates
- BALF (broncheoalveolar lavage fluid)
- Tissue homogenates - Procedure
- Synovial fluid
- Do not send whole blood
- Contact an RBM Representative to confirm sample volume requirements
Rodent Samples
- Plasma - 50 µL minimum volume
- Serum - 50 µL minimum volume
- Filter paper blood spots
- Other fluid samples (250 µL minimum volume) including:
- Tissue culture supernatant - Caution- biotin concentrations must be less than 0.65µM (<160 ng/mL)
- Urine - 150 µL minimum volume
- Cerebrospinal Fluid
- Peritoneal fluid
- Cell lysates
- BALF (broncheoalveolar lavage fluid)
- Tissue homogenates - Procedure
- Synovial fluid
- Do not send whole blood
- Contact an RBM Representative to confirm sample volume requirements