An SST tube will contain serum once its been centrifuged. SST stands for serum separator tube. It will separate the serum from the other blood components.
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its a tiger top tube. its to separate plasma to blood.
Serum
No, it is called plasma.
Red blood cells, serum, plasma
The gel seperates the cells from the serum or plasma. The gel is "activated" or becomes more viscus as it is being centrifuged and stays between the cells and the serum/plasma
Depends who you buy your red top tubes from, but mostly no. A serum seperator tube (SST) is usually yellow or gold top, it has a lump of clear gel in the bottom. When spun this gel ends up between the serum and red blood cellsmaking it easier to seperate the serum. A red top is generally a tube with nothing at all in it. So when spun you end up with serum and clotted red cells but nothing seperating them. Most other colour tubes contain an anti coagulant preventing the blood from clotting so when spun you end up with plasma and red cells. The important thing for most tests is the difference between serum and plasma, so a red top and an SST can generally be used for the same tests although SST is often prefered as its easier to work with.
Green top tube ( lithium or sodium heparin) for plasma CMP; or Red top/SST for CMP, serum
Red (Serum) Tube or a Gold (SST) Tube
Serum separating tube also referred as SST is used in medical clinical chemistry that requires the blood serum.