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Vitamin B5

Last Modified: 4/11/2013 7:04:20 AM


Specimen Requirements: 1.2 mL Serum from a Red Top Tube in a Amber Vial
Collection Instructions: Protect from Light by wrapping in foil or by placing in an Amber Vial

Avoid Thaw/Freeze Cycles

Avoid Hemolysis and Lipemia 
Minimum Volume: 0.6 mL Serum
Transport & Storage: Temperature/Stability: 6 hours Ambient
4 days Refrigerated
30 days Frozen (Preferred)
Reference Range: <275 ng/mL                                                      
Methodology: Liquid Chromatography, Tandem Mass Spectrometry
Clinical Significance:

Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic Acid) is a component of coenzyme A and phosphopantetheine both of which are involved in fatty acid metabolism. It is essential to almost all forms of life and is widely distributed in food.
Custom Panel: No

PRODUCTION SCHEDULE

Turn Around Time: 4 to 8 days
Days Performed: Monday, Wednesday, Friday
Sites Performed: Quest Valencia (SLI)
PHL Test Code: VIB5
Send Out Test Code: 91030
Alternate Test Names: Pantothenic Acid
CPT Coding: 84591

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