Table 1 Validation data for free MC-LR in porcine serum. *Absolute recovery expressed as extraction efficiency when spiked at 1.25 ng toxin per 250 µL serum, equating to 5 ng/mL.

From: Uptake and accumulation of Microcystin-LR based on exposure through drinking water: An animal model assessing the human health risk

 

Fortified Porcine Serum 5 ng/mL

Intra-day RSD (%) (n = 7)

3.8

Inter-day RSD (%) (n = 20)

3.8

Average conc. (repeatability) (ng/mL)

5.2

Average conc. (reproducibility) (ng/mL)

5.2

Absolute recovery (%)*

85.1

CCα (ng/mL)

0.03

CCβ (ng/mL)

0.04