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Red-Topped Tube
| Additive | None |
| Effect | Allows blood to clot naturally; centrifugation is required to separate serum |
| Tests | Routine biochemistry, serology; cross-match; most liquid samples collected by centesis or aspiration for biochemistry or cytopathology— e.g., CSF, abdominal fluid |
