Alanine Aminotransferase
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Lithium Heparin Gel
Specimen Requirements
Preferred:
Container/Tube: Mint Green Top (Lithium Heparin Gel)
Minimum Volume: 1 mL Blood
Collection Instructions: Centrifuge within 2 hours
Also Acceptable:
Container/Tube: Gold Top (SST-Gel)
Specimen Stability
Ambient: 8 hours
Refrigerate: 48 hours
Frozen: aliquot for longer storage
Reference Range
BVH Lab:
Male: 17-63 IU/L
Female: 14-54 IU/L
BFT Lab:
7-52 IU/L
AFCCC Lab:
7-52 IU/L
Methodology
kinetic rate
CPT
84460
Test Alias
ALT / SGPT