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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Mar 23.
Published in final edited form as: J AOAC Int. 2007 Jan–Feb;90(1):173–178.

Table 3.

Comparison of 80% methanol, 100% acetone, and rapid aqueous extracts in the ECL assay performed in our laboratories and the brevetoxin ELISA performed by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Fish and Wildlife Research Institute

Sample No.a ECLb (n = 3) ELISAb (n = 2)
MeOH 4231 0.5 (±0.03) 0.6 (±0.01)
0521 1.5 (±0.06) 2.7 (±0.28)
0531 5.9 (±0.15) 9.8 (±0.25)
Acetone 4231 0.3 (±0.06) 0.5 (±0.04)
0521 1.3 (±0.12) 1.8 (±0.05)
0531 5.0 (±0.22) 8.7 (±0.20)
Aqueous 4231 0.5 (±0.05) NDc
0521 2.0 (±0.1) NDc
0531 9.6 (±0.9) NDc
a

Each sample was provided at 0.1 g eq/mL in the stated extract.

b

Results are expressed in μg/g shellfish (± standard deviation).

c

ND = Not detected.