Effect of Storage on Some Blood and Serum Constituents

Abstract

To examine the possibility that the storage of blood or serum can cause an effect on some blood parameters, the concentrations of total cholesterol (TC), urea, uric acid, Sodium (Na+), potassium (K+) and chloride (Cl-) were determined in the blood or serum samples, stored at 4oC, during 0, 2, 4, 6 hours as well as at 1, 2 and 6 days.