Gold or red/gray rubber top tube known as a tiger tube contains a clot activator and gel and is used for serum separation. Red top tube also has a clot activator and is used to collect serum to test for infectious diseases, or routine blood donor screening. Orange or grey/yellow rubber top contains thrombin, which is used as a rapid clot activator, used for serum testing required right away. slide 3 of 6.
The introduction stage of the product life cycle is where a new product is launched into a market. In the growth stage of the product life cycle, the market has accepted the product and sales begin to increase. In the maturity stage of the product life cycle, sales will reach their peak. In the decline stage of the product life cycle, sales will begin to decline as the product reaches its saturation point.
Confidence votes 5.0K. The maturity stage is when a product has grown in the market to it's full potential and begins to stagnate or slow in sales. This has presented many issues for companies due to the reduction of product value which occurs when competitors reduce pricing on competing products to gain market share.