Test Directory
Amino acids
Containers - Adult
Orange Cap
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Additive per Container
Lithium-heparin |
Containers - Child
Orange Cap - Paediatric
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Volume Range
0.5 ml
Additive per Container
Lithium-heparin |
Reference ranges
Non-fasting. Alanine and branch chain amino acids (valine, leucine and isoleucine) may show marked increases on fasting. Interpretation accompanies report.
Taurine: 30 - 160 µmol/L
Aspartate: <35 µmol/L
Threonine: 35 - 250 µmol/L
Serine: 40 - 210 µmol/L
Glutamate: <150 µmol/L
Glutamine: 175 - 760 µmol/L
Glycine: 80 - 450 µmol/L
Alanine: 180 - 480 µmol/L
Citrulline: <48 µmol/L
Valine: 100 - 330 µmol/L
Cystine: <50 µmol/L
Methionine: 6 - 43 µmol/L
Isoleucine: 20 - 100 µmol/L
Leucine: 60 - 230 µmol/L
Tyrosine: 30 - 135 µmol/L
Phenylalanine: 30 - 100 µmol/L
Ornitine: 20 - 165 µmol/L
Lysine: 40 - 260 µmol/L
Histidine: 40 - 120 µmol/L
Arginine: <120 µmol/L
Laboratory Site
WGH
Crewe Road South
Edinburgh
EH4 2XU
Edinburgh
EH4 2XU
Telephone (Biochemistry): 0131 537 1910/1
Anticipated turnaround
14 days