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. 2017 May 19;7(6):381–387. doi: 10.1016/j.jpha.2017.05.004

Table 4.

Stability data of the analytes in rat plasma.

Stability Quality control PIO
TLM
Meanfound(ng/mL) SD % CV Accuracy % Mean found (ng/mL) SD % CV Accuracy%
Immediate injection LQC 14.84 0.46 3.11 98.93 14.76 0.80 5.43 98.40
MQC 4542.00 197.66 4.35 100.93 4716.00 192.69 4.09 104.80
HQC 7988.00 404.31 5.06 99.85 7876.00 404.51 5.14 98.45



In-injector stability (6 h) LQC 14.36 0.32 2.23 95.73 14.10 0.67 4.78 94.00
MQC 4300.00 132.48 3.08 95.56 4584.00 182.02 3.97 101.87
HQC 7626.00 418.49 5.49 95.33 7472.00 326.53 4.37 93.40



Short-term stability (8 h at room temperature) LQC 14.48 0.48 3.29 96.53 15.00 0.91 6.06 100.00
MQC 4156.00 244.70 5.89 92.36 4178.00 144.98 3.47 92.84
HQC 7914.00 345.59 4.37 98.93 7788.00 457.02 5.87 97.35



Freeze-thaw (three freeze-thaw cycles) LQC 14.84 0.66 4.46 98.93 14.42 1.06 7.33 96.13
MQC 4346.00 142.93 3.29 96.58 4462.00 135.54 3.04 99.16
HQC 7666.00 220.64 2.88 95.83 7976.00 428.05 5.37 99.70



Long-term stability (7 days at −20 °C) LQC 13.80 0.64 4.67 92.00 14.28 1.28 8.93 95.20
MQC 4054.00 252.15 6.22 90.09 3992.00 196.39 4.92 88.71
HQC 7724.00 429.57 5.56 96.55 7586.00 293.48 3.87 94.83

% CV: coefficient of variation. Accuracy: (Mean assayed concentration – nominal concentration)/(nominal concentration) ×100.