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Notification Type
Back ESTRONE (E1), SALIVA LC-MS/MS | |
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| Test Code:S11 | Specimen Collection:Saliva |
| Component: ESTRONE | Method: LC/MS/MS |
| Collection Notes:Follow instructions located in the Saliva Test Kit (instructions and collection tubes are within the kit). Transport at room temperature. | |
| Clinical Utility:Estrone is relevant to health and disease states because of its conversion to estrone sulfate, a long lived derivative. Estrone sulfate acts as a reservoir that can be converted as needed to the more active estradiol. Estrone is the only one of the three estrogens which is present in any quantity in post-menopausal women. | |
| CPT Code:82679 | Testing Location:AML |
SPECIMEN/STABILITY TYPETemperature:Saliva (follow Kit instructions) Ambient 5 Days Refrigerated 28 Days Frozen 90 Days | |