NMS Labs is committed to supporting death investigations, as well as basic and clinical neuroscience research, through a unique combination of its unsurpassed testing portfolio and internationally recognized experts in the area of postmortem toxicology.
Choose NMS Labs Expanded Postmortem Toxicology offering and receive:
- A predefined selection of therapeutic drugs, abused drugs, metabolites and alcohol
- Routinely updated testing to include new drugs
- Known limits of quantitation
- Fast response for requests to customize tests and panels
- State-of-the-art technologies and instrumentation
- Distinctive customer service levels
- Customized reports to meet your needs
Value at Every Step with the Nation's Premier Testing Service:
- Unrivaled 2500+ esoteric toxicology test menu
- Invested in quality (NMS Labs holds nearly 20 licenses and accrediations including CAP, CLIA, ABFT and ASCLD/LAB - International)
- Scientific expertise
- Continued R&D investment to keep pace with the marketplace
What Tissues Samples are Best?
The analysis of tissues is a multivariate process. For most analyses, a portion of a tissue is removed and then homogenized, i.e., blended with water. While this may seem like a simple step, in reality, it can be quite arduous. Different tissues in the body are composed of different components or different amounts of the same components, including muscle, fat, nerve, etc. Some tissues are sinewy, some are fatty, some are “soft”, etc. As a result, the homogenization process is easier for some tissues than others. Of particular concern are those tissues that are predominately fat-like in nature. Included in these latter tissues is human brain. Just like adding water to oil (which is fat-like), the same holds true when trying to make a homogenate of brain with water. It is the quality of the homogenization process that will, in part, facilitate a quantitative estimate of the amount of a particular substance that is in that tissue. Therefore, brain (and other similar specimens) remains a difficult tissue to analyze in analytical toxicology.
Contact NMS Labs to discuss your tissue testing needs.
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