| UPLC-ESI-MS/MS | Ultraperformance liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization-tandem mass spectrometer |
| IS | Internal standard |
| ESI | Electrospray ionization |
| PP | Protein precipitation |
| AUC | Area under the curve |
| CL | Clearance |
| ANOVA | Analysis of variance |
| LLOQ | Lower limit of quantitation |
| SD | Standard deviation |
| MRM | Multiple reaction monitoring |
| SPSS | Statistical Package for the Social Sciences |