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Clinical Pathology Laboratory - Getting Started
Phone: 612-625-1746
Email: vmclab@umn.edu | To ensure optimal results of all pathology tests, the Veterinary Clinical Pathology Laboratory works with investigators starting early in the project. Before you contact the lab, please collect the information listed below. Careful planning is essential for a project to yield usable laboratory results; therefore, to ensure that we are able to provide you with top quality test results, we must pre-approve sample submission. | - Name of study
- Anticipated length of study
- Sample type (serum, body fluid, urine, culture media, etc.)
- Types of tests needed (currently available tests)
- Species
- Required turn-around time
- Whether the samples will arrive individually or be batched
- Volume of sample available
- Preferred reporting format
- Possible risks associated with sample handling (for example, risks associated with infectious agents)
- Payment method
|  | Provide a completed submission form. Contact the laboratory staff, who will: | - Provide you with a quote for the project
- Provide assistance with experimental design (if desired) and procedures for sample collection
- Decide whether method validation is necessary (for example, in the case of a non-standard species or specimen)
- Recommend collection (see our Protocols page), transport, and/or storage protocols (also see Research Animal Resources)
- Assist you with completion the submission form
| | Please note that careful planning is necessary for a project to yield usable results, and we require advance notice for sample submission. When all planning and preparations are complete, begin your project. |
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