Figure 3.
Effects of delayed centrifugation on protein levels in CSF. Line plot illustrates the change in CSF protein levels for 156 proteins after 6 h standing time (room temperature, ∼22 °C) before centrifugation (cell-free, CF; left side) or no centrifugation (whole, WH; right side) compared with baseline (<1 h). Proteins with a change of >15% over 6 h (dashed lines) are tagged with those having p < 0.10 highlighted red. Heat map illustrates the change in protein level for three patients initially suspected with multiple sclerosis (MS). Proteins are ordered from greatest increase (top of left column) to greatest decrease (bottom of right column). CSF, cerebrospinal fluid.
