Repeated freezing and thawing does not generally alter assay results for several commonly studied reproductive hormones
Repeated freezing and thawing does not generally alter assay results for several commonly studied reproductive hormones
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DOI:
10.1016/s0015-0282(01)01986-0
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发表时间:
2001-10-01
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6.7
通讯作者:
Azziz, R
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作者:
Reyna, R;Traynor, KD;Azziz, R
Objective: To determine the effect of repeated freezing and thawing, and storage temperature, on the assay results of commonly measured reproductive hormones, and sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) in human serum.Design: Prospective laboratory study.Setting: Academic medical center.Patient(s): Four men and three pregnant women in the third trimester.Intervention(s): Pooled serum from men and pregnant females were frozen at either -20 degreesC or -70 degreesC. Aliquots were then subjected to repeat freeze/thaw cycles, from 1 to 10 times, and assays were performed after the final freeze/thaw cycle.Main Outcome Measure(s): Assay results for eight hormones (FSH, LH, PRL, androstenedione (A), 17 alpha -hydroxyprogesterone, P, insulin, and SHBG, as a function of the number of freeze/thaw cycles and storage temperature.Result(s): Only SHBG in male serum at -20 degreesC and P in pregnant serum at -70 degreesC showed statistically significant decreases in assay results with repeated freeze/thaw cycles (3.3% and 1.1% per cycle, respectively). All other analytes did not show significant changes as a function of freeze/thaw cycles or storage temperature.Conclusion(s): There is no consistent or predictable alteration in the results of SHBG, or the glycoprotein and steroid hormones evaluated, as a function of repeated freeze/thaw or the storage temperature of human serum. (Fertil Steril(R) 2001;76:823-5. (C) 2001 by American Society for Reproductive Medicine.).