Hi, I am asking about the maximum period of time which the blood sample still fresh and can be used for the RNA extraction, from the collection to the analysis procedure?
If you don't have blood sample then it gives you enough time to prepare for Extraction procedure. Once you have your sample go for the extraction first then it can be stored for longer time as DNA in blood tends to degrade over time. You can recover it from a well stored 10 days old sample. How can you compare it with the fresh one? The more the storage time, more will be degradation.