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Alanine transaminase
| Item |
Value |
| Approval req'd? |
No |
| Available Stat? |
Yes |
| Test code |
ALT |
| Performed by |
Parnassus & Mt. Zion Chemistry |
| In House Availability |
Test available 24 hours per day 7 days per week |
| Method |
Spectrophotometric, kinetic (non-activated alpha-ketoglutarate/NADH) |
| Container type |
Gold top or Light Green top |
| Amount to Collect |
1 mL blood Click here for Microdetermination info |
| Sample type |
Serum or plasma |
| Preferred volume |
0.5 mL serum or plasma |
| Min. Volume |
0.2 mL serum or plasma Click here for Microdetermination info |
| Units |
U/L |
| Normal range |
| Males |
12-59 U/L |
|
Females |
11-54 U/L |
|
| Synonyms |
SGPT; ALT; glutamic-pyruvic transaminase; glutamic-alanine transaminase; GPT; β-alanine aminotransferase; alanine aminotransferase; alanine-α-ketoglutarate aminotransferase; alanine-pyruvate aminotransferase; ALT; glutamic acid-pyruvic acid transaminase; glutamic-pyruvic aminotransferase; L-alanine aminotransferase; L-alanine transaminase; L-alanine-α-ketoglutarate aminotransferase; pyruvate transaminase; pyruvate-alanine aminotransferase; pyruvate-glutamate transaminase |
| Stability |
Room Temp 8 hours, Refrigerated 2 days, frozen at -20 1 week |
| Turn around times |
STAT 1 hour, Routine 4 hours |
| Additional information |
Excessive hemolysis causes mild elevation. |
| CPT coding |
84460 |
| Last Updated |
11/13/2009 11:29:46 AM |
| Entry Number |
230 |
