Description
| Method: | |
| Comment: | Use only specified containers available from LPL. Also see CERULOPLASMIN. |
| Price: | 400.00 |
| Report: | Sample Daily by 6 pm; Report Next day |
| Usage: | Copper is an essential element that is a cofactor of many enzymes. Copper metabolism is disturbed in Wilson’s disease, Menkes disease, Primary Biliary Cirrhosis and Indian childhood cirrhosis. Copper concentrations increase in acute phase reactions. They decrease in nephrosis, malabsorption and malnutrition. Copper levels are also useful to monitor patients specially preterm newborns on nutritional supplementation. Results of copper are often interpreted together with ceruloplasmin. |
| Doctor Specialty: | Gastroenterologist, Opthalmologist |
| Disease: | Metabolic Disorders, Diseases of liver |
| Components: | |
| Courier Charges: | 0.00 |
| Home Collection: | Available |
| Department: | ATOMIC ABSORPTION |
| Pre Test Information: | If Barium containing contrast media has been administered, the specimen should not be collected for 96 hours. |