Laboratory Animal and Comparative Medicine ›› 2022, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (4): 301-305.DOI: 10.12300/j.issn.1674-5817.2022.023

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Effects of Storage Time on Electrolyte Content and pH Value in Rat Serum Samples

Dingshan FENG()(), Yeyu HUANG, Xiaoxin ZHANG, Aiqin WU, Zhan WANG, Linliang SU   

  1. Hainan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Haikou 570203, China
  • Received:2022-03-03 Revised:2022-05-25 Online:2022-08-25 Published:2022-09-01
  • Contact: Dingshan FENG

Abstract:

Objective To observe the effects of serum sample placement time on the detection results of K +, Na+, Ca2+, Cl - and pH in sera of SD rats. Methods The sera of 20 male and 20 female SD rats were separated after blood collection from abdominal vein. The samples were covered and stored in a refrigerator at 2-8 ℃. The electrolyte indexes including K+, Na+, Ca2+, Cl- and pH in serum were measured at 7 time points of 0 h, 2 h, 4 h, 6 h, 24 h, 48 h and 120 h after storage. Results There were no significant differences in the detection results of K+ and Na+ at each time point (P > 0.05). Compared with the test results at 0 h, the content of Cl- increased significantly at 48 h and 120 h (P < 0.05); the content of Ca2+ decreased significantly at 48 h and 120 hours, and the pH increased significantly at 24 h, 48 h and 120 h (P < 0.05). There was no significant difference in these three indexes within 6 h (P > 0.05). Conclusion The storage time of serum samples of SD rats has a significant impact on the detection results of Ca2+, Cl- and pH in serum. The samples should be covered and stored in a refrigerator at 2-8 ℃ and completed within 6 h after sample preparation.

Key words: Serum, Placement time, K+, Na+, Ca2+, pH, Sprague-Dawley rats

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