LABOKLIN Service ID: 1194
| Material | serum 0.5 ml (centrifuge promptly within 1 hour and separate serum, send cooled or, even better, frozen, protected from light – test tube in aluminium foil) |
| Method | HPLC |
| Species list | dog, others on request |
| Duration | 1 - 6 days |
| Remark | - At least 6 hours of fasting before sample collection.
- The test will not be performed if the samples do not arrive well cooled at the laboratory (shipping is recommended in a styrofoam box with 2 – 3 frozen cold packs).
- For the clarification of behavioural disorders. Decreased serotonin levels have been found in case of aggression as well as in separation anxiety and other behavioural problems.
- The additional determination of serotonin can be helpful in diagnosis and therapy monitoring.
- The determination of serotonin levels is also part of the Behaviour Profile (see Profiles, Small Animals, Biochemistry Profiles).
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