| Astwood's test | A test for the assay of oestrogenic substances; immature female rats (25 to 49 g) are injected subcutaneously with the hormone and killed after 6 hours, when the increase in uterine weight (due largely to imbibation of water) is taken as the criterion of oestrogenic activity. Synonym: Astwood's test. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Astwood, Edwin | <person> U.S. Endocrinologist, 1909-1976. See: Astwood's test. (05 Mar 2000) |