Table 1.

Three different centrifugation protocols used to detect microparticles

Protocol	Step 1	Step 2
1	5.000 × g; 2 ×5 min at 20°C	17.000 × g; 20 min at 4°C	17.000 × g; 2 min at 4°C
2	5.000 × g; 1 × 15 min at 20°C	17.000 × g; 20 min at 4°C	17.000 × g; 2 min at 4°C
3	1.500 × g; 1 × 15 min at 20°C	17.000 × g; 20 min at 4°C	17.000 × g; 2 min at 4°C