A Study of Native Species of Male Toads as Test Animals in the Diagnosis of Early Human Pregnancy

20 May 1949

journal article
research article
Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science

Vol. 109 (2838) , 518-519
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.109.2838.518

Abstract

Bufo woodhousii was used in 127 tests, B. americanus in 18. Results of the 145 tests (75 negative, 65 positive, and 5 animals died) were confirmed by clinical follow-up except for 2 out of 5 third trimester specimens.

Keywords

PREGNANCY/DIAGNOSIS, DIAGNOSTIC

This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:

PREGNANCY TEST USING THE MALE BATRACHIA
JAMA, 1948
THE USE OF THE MALE NORTH AMERICAN FROG (RANA PIPIENS) IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF PREGNANCY¹
Endocrinology, 1948
PREGNANCY TEST USING THE MALE TOAD
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 1947