Aschheim-Zondek test


Aschheim-Zondek test

A now-obsolete biological assay that was the first reliable test for early pregnancy; test urine is injected into immature female mice, and if (pregnancy-related) chorionic gonadotropin is present, ovarian hyperemia is seen by the fifth day.

Aschheim,

Selmar, German obstetrician and gynecologist, 1878-1965. Aschheim-Zondek test - an obsolete test for pregnancy. Synonym(s): A-Z test; Zondek-Aschheim testZondek-Aschheim test - Synonym(s): Aschheim-Zondek test

Zondek,

Bernhardt, German obstetrician and gynecologist, 1891-1966. Aschheim-Zondek test - see under AschheimZondek-Aschheim test - Synonym(s): Aschheim-Zondek test