PRODUCTS

All serum and plasma are from fasting donors with naturally occurring lipid levels unless otherwise requested. Serum is processed as described in CLSI document C37-A (for a copy of this document go to www.clsi.org). All units are drawn into dry bags chilled in an ice slurry and immediately processed either by centrifugation and allowed to clot for serum or treated with the appropriate volumes of heparin, EDTA or citrate if plasma is required. All units are tested for HIV 1 and 2, HbsAg, HCV and syphilis and frozen and held at –70o C. on the day of draw (usually within 6 hours of collection). For pooling, units are thawed and depending on the needs of the receiving laboratory either sterile filtered or left unfiltered (please note, plasma cannot be filtered) and finally either sent in bulk or aliquoted. All pricing is calculated for lots of 500 mL or greater.

ANALYTE LEVELS

Solomon Park has traditionally specialized in providing serum and plasma with known levels of various lipids. We have also provided serum and plasma with other analytes. If your laboratory is interested in pools reflecting other analytes you should inquire at orders@solomonpark.com. For pricing the following represent normal lipid levels:

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