| 释义 |
gray top tube A blood collection tube containing powdered sodium fluoride and/or potassium oxalate, which inhibits glycolysis; ‘gray tops’ are used for glucose tolerance testing because glycolysis in the red cells would cause false-low glucose, for measuring lactate—transported on ice—lactate tolerancegray top tube Lab medicine A blood collection tube containing powdered sodium fluoride and/or potassium oxalate, which inhibits glycolysis; 'gray tops' are used for GTT–as glycolysis in the RBCs would cause false-low glucose, for measuring lactate–transported on ice, lactate tolerance. See Glucose tolerance test. |