Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST)

Adult, child: 0–35 U/L; SI units: 0–0.58 nkat/L
Newborn: 15–60 U/L

. Red-top tube.
■ Enzyme found in cardiac muscle, liver, and skeletal muscle.
■ Used primarily to evaluate patients with symptoms of liver
disease (jaundice, liver enlargement, fatigue, weight loss,
ascites, etc.).