The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Vitamin E

Vitamin E

Vitamin E is a family of fat soluble tocopherol compounds. Vitamin E status is assessed by measuring serum or plasma alpha-tocopherol concentration. Vitamin A is measured at the same time.

Tube 06 (HP) - Heparin No Gel preferred, 02 (SE) Serum No Gel also acceptable
ID 29999
Availability Weekdays
Additional Information Plasma vitamin E concentration is only slightly reduced by the systemic inflammatory response. Vitamin E is transported in the blood on lipoprotein particles and it's plasma concentation will reflect serum lipid concentration. Results should be interpreted in view of serum cholesterol and/or triglycerides.
Turn Around 9 days
Send to First Class Post to: Specialist Laboratory Medicine
Block 46
St James
Collection Con Collect after overnight fast where possible or 8 hr post treatment if on oral supplements or parenteral nutrition.
Sample REQ Protect samples from light as much as possible. Separate and freeze plasma ideally on day of collection. Minium volume = 150 uL plasma.
Units umol/L
Telepath VTAE1J
ICE Codes LVTAE