Sample and shipping containers that are available for the collection and transport of the samples include:
EDTA tube * On special request, small test tubes (see each of the tubes shown on the right) are provided for collecting small amounts of EDTA blood, EDTA plasma, heparin blood, heparin plasma, citrate blood, citrate plasma and serum, e. g. from small mammals. If required, please order these small test tubes by e-mail or telephone only.
At your express request (information by telephone or e-mail), we can also send you vacuum tubes for the examination of blood
EB = EDTA blood: It can be shipped in this tube (+ shipping container SC-BU, see below).
EP = EDTA plasma: EDTA blood has to be centrifuged and the supernatant needs to be transferred into a neutral tube (e. g. Eppendorf tube). It must then be marked accordingly as EP or labelled with the appropriate bar code.
Heparin tube * On special request, small test tubes (see each of the tubes shown on the left) are provided for collecting small amounts of EDTA blood, EDTA plasma, heparin blood, heparin plasma, citrate blood, citrate plasma and serum, e. g. from small mammals. If required, please order these small test tubes by e-mail or telephone only.At your express request (information by telephone or e-mail), we can also send you vacuum tubes for the examination of blood
HB = Heparin blood: It can be shipped in this tube (+ shipping container SC-BU, see below).
HP = Heparin plasma: Heparin blood has to be centrifuged and the supernatant needs to be transferred into a neutral tube (e. g. Eppendorf tube). It must then be marked accordingly as HP
NaFB = Sodium fluoride blood
With NaFB samples, too, please pay attention to the labelling.
S = Serum *On special request, small test tubes (see each of the tubes shown on the left) are provided for collecting small amounts of EDTA blood, EDTA plasma, heparin blood, heparin plasma, citrate blood, citrate plasma and serum, e. g. from small mammals. If required, please order these small test tubes by e-mail or telephone only.At your express request (information by telephone or e-mail), we can also send you vacuum tubes for the examination of blood
To collect serum, the coagulated blood should be centrifuged at 2000 g 30 minutes after being collected. The supernatant should then be transferred into a neutral tube or another serum tube (remove beads before!) and marked accordingly as serum or labelled with the appropriate bar code.
Citrate tube * On special request, small test tubes (see each of the tubes shown on the left) are provided for collecting small amounts of EDTA blood, EDTA plasma, heparin blood, heparin plasma, citrate blood, citrate plasma and serum, e. g. from small mammals. If required, please order these small test tubes by e-mail or telephone only.At your express request (information by telephone or e-mail), we can also send you vacuum tubes for the examination of blood
CB = Citrate blood: It can be shipped in this tube (+ shipping container SC-BU, see below).
CP = Citrate plasma: The sample should be centrifuged and the supernatant needs to be transferred into a neutral tube (e. g. Eppendorf tube). It must then be marked accordingly as CP.
Salivette®
For the collection of saliva samples.
Blood smear
Blood smears should always be sent in air-dried, unfixed and unstained. For transportation, the depicted transport covers (shipping containers) are suitable. Before transport, store at room temperature (25 °C) (may not be cooled).
Shipping containers for blood tubes or urine tubes (SC-BU)
TM = Swab with transport medium
(orange: thin swab, Amies medium clear
black: thick swab, Amies with charcoal)
A = Swab without transport medium (dry swab)
Shipping container for swabs with/without medium
Urine tube
(suitable shipping container SC-BU, see above)
Containers for histology (formalin including shipping container)
Faeces tube including shipping container
Blood culture flask set (aerobic and anerobic)
(for purchase)
Blood culture bottle Peds Plus®
(for purchase)
As a customer, you can order the shipping materials preferably in “MyLab“, by means of our printed examination orders or by using the special order card for shipping materials.
* On special request, small test tubes (see each of the tubes shown on the right) are provided for collecting small amounts of EDTA blood, EDTA plasma, heparin blood, heparin plasma, citrate blood, citrate plasma and serum, e. g. from small mammals. If required, please order these small test tubes by e-mail or telephone only.
At your express request (information by telephone or e-mail), we can also send you vacuum tubes for the examination of blood