TABLE 1

Comparison of solid-phase (C18 column) and acetonitrile extraction for LC-MS/MS detection of arachidonic acid metabolites from liver of a chick embryo treated for 24 hours with TCDD as described in Materials and Methods

Means ± S.E. (n = 3 replicates) are shown in the table.

MethodEETsDHETS20-HETE
5,6-8,9-11,12-14,15-5,6-8,9-11,12-14,15-
ng/g liver
C18 columnn.d.2 ± 0.82.4 ± 1.4n.d.n.d.2.7 ± 0.94 ± 0.47 ± 24.4 ± 1
Acetonitrile195 ± 1069 ± 310 ± 1.74.2 ± 0.55.6 ± 0.539 ± 7133 ± 11288 ± 3735 ± 4
  • n.d., not detected.