title: Stability of vitamin E in blood and plasma from cattle, sheep, and pigs.
abstract: The stability of alpha-tocopherol concentrations in sheep, cattle, and pig blood and plasma stored at different temperatures was examined. For all species, the vitamin was stable for at least 6 days in plasma stored at -20 C, 4 C, and 25 C and in blood stored at 4 C and 25 C. For sheep and cattle, the vitamin was stable for at least 6 days in plasma stored at 37 C, but it was unstable in blood from all species stored at 37 C and in pig plasma stored at 37 C.
authors.affiliation: South Australian Research and Development Institute, Glenside, Australia.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mitsioulis
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Judson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle / Q000097:blood*; D006403:Hematologic Tests / Q000662:veterinary; D012756:Sheep / Q000097:blood*; D013048:Specimen Handling; D013552:Swine / Q000097:blood*; D013696:Temperature; D014810:Vitamin E / Q000378:metabolism / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*
chemical_list: D014810:Vitamin E