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Aron's reaction

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Complicated serological experimental cancer test in test animals using patient’s urine.

This may be the same as Fontaine-Aron-Buck test. See under René Fontaine, 20th century surgeon.

Bibliography

  • M. Aron:
    Présence dans l'urine des sujets atteints de tumeur maligne, d'un principe doue d'une action sur la cortiso-surrénale.
    Comptes rendus de l’Académie des sciences, Paris, 1933, 197: 1702-1704. Présence d'un principe spécifique dans l'urine des individus atteints de cancer.
    La presse medicale, Paris, 1934, 42: 833-836. Essai d'une méthode histologique de diagnostic du cancer. Essai d'interprétation.
    Comptes rendus de la Société de Biologie, 1934, 115: 403-406.
  • R. Fontaine, M. Aron, P. Buck:
    Réaction sérologique de diagnostic du cancer (les resultats statistiques).
    Schweizerische medizinische Wochenschrift, Basel, 1949, 79: 227-230.

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