ACTH endogenous

LABOKLIN Service ID: 121


  • Indications:
    Diagnosis of PPID (Cushing’s syndrome) and therapy monitoring of dopamine receptor antagonists in horses
    further differentiation in Cushing’s syndrome or hypoadrenocorticism (Addison’s disease) in dogs.

    • Material

    EDTA plasma 0.5 ml
    (dog, cat: centrifuged immediately, pipetted off; frozen until arrival at the laboratory;horse

    Method

    CLIA

    Species list

    dog, cat, horse, other species on request

    Duration

    Reporting of results on the day the sample is received (Mon–Sat)

    Remark

    Especially in dogs, endogenous ACTH is unstable in sample material – preanalytical requirements must be observed.