Selmar Aschheim
Selmar Aschheim | |
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| Born | 4 October 1878 |
| Died | 15 February 1965 (aged 86) |
| Occupation | gynecologist |
| Known for | rabbit test |
Selmar Aschheim (4 October 1878 – 15 February 1965) was a German
gynecologist who was a native resident of Berlin
.
Born into a
, where he worked in medical research at the Hôpital Beaujon.Aschheim was a specialist concerning gynecological
estrous
reaction, it represented a positive indication of pregnancy.
The two doctors published the findings of the hormone in a treatise titled Das Hormon des Hypophysenvorderlappens. At the time they believed that the gonadotrophin was produced by the anterior pituitary, however further research in the 1940s demonstrated that the placenta was responsible for the elaboration of the hormone.
References
- ^ Schneck P., "Selmar Aschheim (1878–1965) and Bernhard Zondek (1891–1966). On the fate of 2 Jewish physicians and researchers at the Berlin Charité Hospital" in Z Arztl Fortbild Qualitatssich. 1997 Mar;91(2):187-94.
- ^ Morris Fishbein, M.D., ed. (1976). "Aschheim-Zondek Test". The New Illustrated Medical and Health Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 (Home Library ed.). New York, N.Y.: H. S. Stuttman Co. p. 139.
External links
- Historical perspectives in gonadotrophin therapy by Bruno Lunenfeld
- Selmar Ascheim @ Who Named It
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