glycolytic inhibitor

Medical term Routine Blood Collections

Additive, most often sodium fluoride in gray-top tubes, that keeps cells from consuming glucose after collection, so the level stays true.

Sources

• Ford RB, Mazzaferro EM. Laboratory Diagnosis and Test Protocols, Table 5-1 Venous Blood Collection Tube Guide (reproduced from the BD Vacutainer Tube Guide). In: Kirk & Bistner's Handbook of Veterinary Procedures and Emergency Treatment, 2012 · Elsevier (via PubMed Central)
• Chang J, et al. Standards and Practice Guidelines for Venous Blood Collection: Consensus Recommendations from the Korean Society for Laboratory Medicine. Ann Lab Med 2025;45(4):343-357 (PMC12187494) · Annals of Laboratory Medicine via PubMed Central

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