Table 2.
Stability of FGAR in mouse plasma after subjecting to 3 freeze-thaw cycles, bench-top (6 h at room temperature), and long-term conditions (-80°C for 4 weeks) before extraction and autosampler (18 h at 4°C) after extraction.
| Nominal Conc. (nmol/mL) | Stability (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freeze-thaw | Bench-top | Long-term | Autosampler | |
| 80.0 | 107 ± 3.57 | 100 ± 5.32 | 96.5 ± 2.12 | 95.2 ± 2.40 |
| 2.00 | 114 ± 7.84 | 91.9 ± 6.22 | 86.5 ± 6.72 | 96.4 ± 0.591 |
| 0.08 | 112 ± 5.14 | 96.0 ± 12.1 | 92.5 ± 11.2 | 101 ± 8.88 |