Refrigeration of Peripheral Blood
Brugreig@aol.com
Wed, 26 Feb 1997 17:01:46 -0500 (EST)
Concerning the refrigeration of peripheral blood samples for routine testing
of T/B subsets, traditionally this was thought to induce changes in certain
antigen levels. Published guidelines (i.e. "CDC MMWR) for Immunophenotyping
of patient samples suggest using only samples kept at room temperature.
Question (1) Is this true and are there any recent literature references?
(2) Is the process reversible after the sample returns to room temperature?
It wouldn't be difficult to test this but published references would be most
helpful. (3) What is the current thinking about refrigeration (4-10 C) of
other samples such as bone marrow, tissues, etc? Thanks for whatever
references can be provided.
Bruce Greig
Immunopathology Laboratory
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN. 37232
(615)322-2682
Email:Brugreig@aol.com