Cholesterol
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Method:
CHOD-POD
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Package:
8 x 30 mL
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Product code:
HBL010M
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CE:
CE
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Storage temperature:
2 - 8 °C
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Clinical significance:
Cholesterol is fatty substance found in blood, bile and brain tissue. It serves as a precursor to bile acids, steroids and vitamin D. The determination of serum cholesterol is a major aid in the diagnostics and classification of lipemia. High blood cholesterol is one of the major risk factors for heart disease. Other conditions such as hepatic thyroid diseases influence cholesterol levels.
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Intended use:
The Cypress Diagnostics kit Cholesterol is an in vitro diagnostic medical device intended to be used for the quantitative measurement of cholesterol in human serum or plasma. The device is not automated. The measurement of cholesterol is intended to be used for the screening for the risk of developing coronary heart disease and the monitoring of the effectiveness of cholesterol-lowering therapy. This kit is intended to be used by healthcare professionals in a laboratory-based testing environment.
