Test Directory
Aspartate aminotransferase (AST)
Containers - Adult
![]() Brown Cap, Gel Clotted
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Volume Range
0.1 ml
Additive per Container
None |
![]() Orange Cap
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Volume Range
0.1 ml
Additive per Container
Lithium-heparin |
Containers - Child
![]() Orange Cap - Paediatric
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Volume Range
0.40 ml |
Reference ranges
Adult: 10 - 45 U/L
birth - 4 weeks: 24 - 75 U/L
4 weeks - 1 yr: 20 - 60 U/L
1 - 15yr: 10 - 50 U/L
>15yr: 10 - 45 U/L
Laboratory Site
RIE
51 Little France Crescent
Old Dalkeith Road
Edinburgh
EH16 4SA
Old Dalkeith Road
Edinburgh
EH16 4SA
Telephone (Biochemistry): 0131 242 6806
SJH
Howden Road West
Howden
Livingston
West Lothian
EH54 6PP
Howden
Livingston
West Lothian
EH54 6PP
Telephone: 01506 523000
WGH
Crewe Road South
Edinburgh
EH4 2XU
Edinburgh
EH4 2XU
Telephone (Biochemistry): 0131 537 1910/1
Anticipated turnaround
1 day