Table 2 Validation parameters of Jasem steroid hormones LC-MS/MS analysis kit.

From: Comparative analysis of neurosteroid levels in normal and adenomatous human pituitary tissue

Analytes

LOD (µg/L)

LOQ (µg/L)

Linearity (R2)

Accuracy (%)

Repeatability (RSD%)

Pregnenolone

0.033

0.108

0.994

77.49

10.46

7α-Hydroxypregnenolone

0.012

0.038

0.998

98.54

3.8

17-Hydroxypregnenolone

0.145

0.480

0.997

100.44

9.24

Dehydroepiandrosterone

0.102

0.336

0.998

109.62

6.66

Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate

4.945

16.32

0.997

103.47

2.63

4-Androstene 3,17-dione

0.023

0.076

0.998

109.93

1.99

Testosterone

0.008

0.026

0.997

96.75

1.8

Dihydrotestosterone

0.012

0.041

0.997

101.98

14.36

Estradiol (Oestradiol)

0.015

0.051

0.998

109.37

6.32

Androsterone

0.035

0.115

0.994

93.7

13

Progesterone

0.033

0.108

0.994

108.37

4.45

Allopregnanolone

0.011

0.035

0.998

97.45

4.6

11-Deoxycorticosterone

0.016

0.052

0.994

95.34

6.84

Corticosterone

0.054

0.179

0.998

98.42

4.09

Aldosterone

0.011

0.035

0.998

99.81

6.34

17-Hydroxyprogesterone

0.028

0.091

0.997

97.01

4.8

11-Deoxycortisol

0.015

0.048

0.998

102.23

4.45

Cortisol

0.102

0.336

0.999

89.74

1.69

  1. LOD limit of detection, LOQ limit of quantitation, RSD relative standard deviation.