Table 1. The LOQ and coefficient of correlation of linearity assessed in a10-plex eTag multiplex mRNA assay.

Gene	Accession number	LOQa (molecules per reaction)	Coefficient of correlation (R2)
ICAM 1	NM_000201	1 × 103	0.994
IL6	M 14584	8 × 103	0.999
TNF	NM_000594	4 × 103	0.993
IL8	NM_000584	4 × 103	0.988
CCL2 (MCP 1)	X14768	4 × 103	0.979
PTG S2 (COX 2)	NM_000963	4 × 103	0.995
ABCA 1	NM_005502	4 × 103	0.995
SELE	NM_000450	4 × 103	0.999
VCAM 1	NM_001078	1 × 103	0.997
GAPD	AK026525	4 × 103	0.999

^aData from five replicates.