• high quality

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  developed for the World Health Organization (WHO)

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  used in WHO international research projects

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  used in 10 centres worldwide

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  extraction RIA not subject to interference problems associated with direct serum/plasma immunoassays

• high performance

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  detection limit 150 pmol/L (58pg/mL)

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  between-assay CV better than 10% in the range 300-2000 pmol/L (116-773 pg/mL)

• convenient

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  all principal reagents are provided

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  uses inexpensive, robust equipment

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  each kit is sufficient for 100 assay tubes

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  shelf life of 1 year at 4-8°C

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  three internal Quality Control samples are provided

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The assay is an extraction competitive RIA for the quantitative measurement of Medroxyprogesterone Acetate (MPA) in human serum or plasma. The MPA extraction RIA is not subject to the well-documented interference problems associated with direct serum/plasma immunoassays. Medroxyprogesterone acetate in the sample is extracted with diethyl ether. The extract is dried and redissolved in Assay Buffer. The redissolved extract is assayed for medroxyprogesterone acetate by 3H-RIA (tritium labelled radioimmunoassay with charcoal separation). The samples and standards are incubated with medroxyprogesterone acetate tritium tracer and antibody. Separation of free medroxyprogesterone acetate from antibody-bound medroxyprogesterone acetate is achieved by means of a charcoal separation reagent. The assay has five main stages.

• Medroxyprogesterone acetate in the sample (200 µL) is extracted with diethyl ether. The extract is dried and redissolved in Assay Buffer. Medroxyprogesterone acetate standards are prepared in Assay Buffer.
• Anti-medroxyprogesterone acetate antibody and tritium labelled medroxyprogesterone acetate tracer are incubated with standards and samples for 18-24 hours at 4°C.
• A charcoal separation reagent is added, and incubated for 30-35 minutes at 4°C, followed by centrifugation at 4°C for 5 minutes.
• After centrifugation, the supernatants are transferred to tubes containing scintillation cocktail.
• The tubes are then placed in a Beta (liquid scintillation) Counter. The radioactive count of each tube can be measured and the results calculated using a data processing program.

MPA RIA Standard MPA RIA Antiserum MPA RIA Tritium Label MPA RIA Charcoal Reagent MPA RIA Dextran Reagent

MPA RIA Gelatin Reagent MPA RIA Internal QC Samples (Low, Medium andHigh) Instruction booklet

Distilled/deionised water, Scintillation Cocktail, Diethyl ether, Sodium dihydrogen phosphate, Disodium hydrogen phosphate, Sodium chloride, Thimerosal.

Glass test tubes, Pipettes, Vortex mixer, Magnetic stirrer, Centrifuge, Water bath, and Beta (liquid scintillation) counter.