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All samples should be submitted to Taylor Hall Room 350 or shipped to:<\/span><\/p>\nAttn: Justin Cromwell, PRU Core: Blood\u00a0Lab<\/span>\u00a0
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\nChapel Hill, NC 27599<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nCBCs: <\/span><\/p>\nDrop-offs are accepted Mon-Thu 8:30a-4:00p<\/span> and are run as they are received through Thursday. Results are e-mailed within 24 hours.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nSerum Chemistry<\/span><\/p>\nDrop-offs are accepted Mon-Fri 8:30a-4:00p. Samples for rodents and small animals are batch frozen and shipped out on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month. Results are then e-mailed by EOD the following Friday. Samples for large animals are generally returned within 24 hours but this can vary by assay, please contact us for details if needed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nLuminex immunoassays are performed by appointment<\/span> only, generally following a a 2-day protocol<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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