Light Protection

Protecting Specimens from Light

In addition to appropriate temperature control, some analytes require protection from light to ensure specimen integrity.

Mayo Medical Laboratories provides amber-colored specimen tubes for serum and plasma (Supply #T192) and urine (Supply #T596) specimens. The following tests require specimen light protection.

Last updated June 6, 2011

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Mayo Test ID	Secondary ID	Test Name
8MOP	80296	8-Methoxypsoralen (8-MOP), Serum
VITC	60296	Ascorbic Acid, Plasma
BILIT	81785	Bilirubin Total, Serum
AFBIL	8390	Bilirubin, Amniotic Fluid
BBLI	8038	Bilirubin, Body Fluid
BILID	81787	Bilirubin, Direct
BILI3	8452	Bilirubin, Serum
UBILU	8578	Bilirubin, Urine
BFLA	81960	Body Fluid Lipid Analysis, BF
CARO	8288	Carotene, Serum
CI	8652	Inherited Conjugated Hyperbilirubinemias, Urine
MTX	8721	Methotrexate, Serum
NBILI	82133	Neonatal Bilirubin, Serum
PBGU	82068	Porphobilinogen, Quantitative, Random, Urine
PPP	81052	Porphyrins, Profile, Plasma
PQNU	8562	Porphyrins, Quantitative, Urine
PLP	60295	Pyridoxal 5-Phosphate (PLP), Plasma
RIBO	80230	Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), Plasma or Serum
VITA	60298	Vitamin A, Serum
VAE	60299	Vitamin A and Vitamin E, Serum
B6PRO	61064	Vitamin B6 Profile (PLP and PA), Plasma
VITE	60297	Vitamin E, Serum