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Aspartate transaminase
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Approval req'd? | No |
| Available Stat? | Yes |
| Test code | AST |
| 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 | 16-41 U/L |
| Synonyms | SGOT; AST; GOT; glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase; glutamic-aspartic transaminase; transaminase A; AAT; AspT; 2-oxoglutarate-glutamate aminotransferase; aspartate α-ketoglutarate transaminase; aspartate aminotransferase; aspartate-2-oxoglutarate transaminase; aspartic acid aminotransferase; aspartic aminotransferase; aspartyl aminotransferase; AST; glutamate-oxalacetate aminotransferase; glutamate-oxalate transaminase; glutamic-aspartic aminotransferase; glutamic-oxalacetic transaminase; glutamic oxalic transaminase; GOT (enzyme); L-aspartate transaminase; L-aspartate-α-ketoglutarate transaminase; L-aspartate-2-ketoglutarate aminotransferase; L-aspartate-2-oxoglutarate aminotransferase; L-aspartate-2-oxoglutarate-transaminase; L-aspartic aminotransferase; oxaloacetate-aspartate aminotransferase; oxaloacetate transferase; aspartate:2-oxoglutarate aminotransferase; glutamate oxaloacetate 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 | Hemolysis may artifactually increase the result. Samples with AST levels above the upper limit of the assay will automatically be diluted and re-run. |
| CPT coding | 84450 |
| Last Updated | 11/13/2009 11:31:18 AM |
| Entry Number | 81 |