Test Code C3X Complement C3

Methodology

Immunoturbidimetric assay.

Human C3c forms a precipitate with a specific antiserum which is determined turbidimetrically.

St. Clair Hospital Laboratory

1 plasma gel tube (1 mL of lithium heparin plasma). Centrifuge blood as soon as possible, or send unspun blood to laboratory within 4 hours of draw.

90-180 mg/dL

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