Amino
Acids, Quantitative, Urine
Test Includes: Alanine, a-amino-n-butyric acid, a-aminoadipic acid, anserine, arginine,
argininosuccinic acid, aspartic acid, b-alanine,
b-aminoisobutyric acid, carnosine, citrulline,
cystathionine, glutamic acid, glutamine, glycine, histidine, homocystine, hydroxylysine, isoleucine,
leucine, lysine, methionine, 1-methylhistidine, 3-methylhistidine, ornithine, phosphoethanolamine,
proline, sarcosine, serine, taurine, threonine and valine.
Availability: Mon. - Fri., 0800 - 1700
Turnaround Time: 1 week.
Minimum Volume: 2.0 mL.
Container: Durable, tightly sealed plastic urine container
(not a urine cup).
Collection: Morning urine preferred.
Sample Handling: Random urine, morning specimen preferred. Freeze without preservative.
Interpretive Reference Range: Subjective interpretation
based on amino acid amounts and pattern.
Use: Examining for disorders of amino acid metabolism
or transport.
Methodology: Ion exchange chromatography(amino acid analyzer).
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