Test Directory

Amino acids

Containers - Adult

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Orange Cap
Additive per Container

Lithium-heparin

Containers - Child

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Orange Cap - Paediatric
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
Telephone (Biochemistry): 0131 537 1910/1

Anticipated turnaround

14 days