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| Amino Acids, Quantitative | ||
| Order Code: AMINOU
Order Form: A-1a Miscellaneous Request or IPR Req |
Commercial "Mail-out" Laboratory 6240 RCP 356-3527 |
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Specimen |
Random Urine | ||
Collection Medium: |
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Minimum: |
Preferred minimum: 2 mL aliquot from random urine Absolute minimum: 1 mL aliquot from random urine | ||
Delivery Instructions: |
Deliver to laboratory immediately after collection. | ||
Analytic Time: |
7 working days | ||
Reference Range: |
Age-dependent reference values | ||
Comments: |
Include family history, clinical condition (asymptomatic or acute episode), diet, and drug therapy information. Patient's age is required on request form for processing. | ||
Methodology: |
Ion-Exchange Chromatography, Quantitative Includes quantitation of the following amino acids: taurine, threonine, serine, asparagine, glutamic acid, glutamine, proline, glycine, alanine, citrulline, a-aminoadipic acid, a-amino-N-butyric acid, valine, cystine, cystathionine, Methionine, Isoleucine, Leucine, Tyrosine, Phenylalanine, b-alanine, b-aminoisobutyric acid, ornithine, lysine, 1-methylhistidine, histidine, 3-methylhistidine, carnosine, and arginine. | ||
CPT Code: |
82139 | ||
See Additional Information: Specimens Requiring Immediate Delivery Urine Tests Requiring no Preservatives |
Updated: 05/14/2007
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