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  • Title: Tricyclic antidepressant sample stability and the vacutainer effect.
    Author: Zetin M, Rubin HR, Rydzewski R.
    Journal: Am J Psychiatry; 1981 Sep; 138(9):1247-8. PubMed ID: 7270736.
    Abstract:
    The authors studied the effects of different sample handling techniques on 17 tricyclic plasma samples. They found that the samples were stable at room temperature for up to 3 days when kept in a glass tube sealed with Parafilm, but the samples were not stable when stored in a Vacutainer tube with the stopper in contact with the plasma.
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