Preferred Sample | Liver, Kidney (5 grams preferred, 2 gram minimum, NO fixed tissue accepted) |
Fee | $45 |
Schedule | Days Tested TUE | THU | FRI Turnaround Time 2-6 business days |
Description | Screen for trace minerals/heavy metals by inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES). Assay includes chromium, copper, iron, manganese, molybdenum, selenium, zinc, arsenic, cadmium, cobalt, nickel, lead, antimony, thallium, vanadium. |
Shipping Requirements | Ship frozen on ice packs in a leak proof bags. |
Additional Instructions | Tissues seared for bacterial culture will cause falsely elevated results. Submit tissues that have not been manipulated for culture. |