N-Telopeptide

Specimen Required

second morning void or 24 hour urine specimen. Sample should be refrigerated during collection. No preservative required.

Specimen Stability Information

Refrigerate during collection.

Special Instructions

A decrease of 30-40% from the NTx baseline after three months of therapy is a typical response to anti-resorptive therapy.

Performing Laboratory

As ordered. Turn around time is 1-4 days.

Reference Values

Normal adult female: n Premenopausal: 17-94 nM BCE/mM creatinine n Postmenopausal: 26-124 nM BCE/mM creatinine nNormal adult male: 21-83 nM BCE/mM creatinine