To all the wonderful people, I have a basic question. I am receiving Rat and Dog blood in 3 ml vacutainer tubes with EDTA. We are looking at basic cell surface markers. If I receive blood on a Friday, how can I preserve the blood to analyze on Monday? Can I leave it in the tube it was drawn in? Should I take it out of the vacutainer and preserve it another way? Should I stain and fix it for later analysis? And would preservation be best at room temp or 4*C? I have read some literature on this subject but have not found my exact situation, or what I think is my situation. If any one would know, you all would. Thanks in advance. Any suggestions would be helpful. Respectfully, Lee Anne Talbot Scientist Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Ridgefield, CT USA 203-798-4133
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