Allen-Doisy unit

Al·len-Doi·sy u·nit

(al'ĕn-dwah'sē),

the quantity of estrogen capable of producing in a spayed mouse a characteristic change in the vaginal epithelium, namely, disappearance of leukocytes and appearance of cornified cells, as determined by a vaginal smear; equal approximately to one half of an estrone unit.

Synonym(s): mouse unit

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Doisy,

Edward A., U.S. biochemist and Nobel laureate, 1893-1986.

Allen-Doisy test - see under Allen, Edgar

Allen-Doisy unit - see under Allen, Edgar

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Allen,

Edgar, U.S. endocrinologist, 1892-1943.

Allen-Doisy test - a test for estrogenic activity.

Allen-Doisy unit - the quantity of estrogen capable of producing in a spayed mouse a characteristic change in the vaginal epithelium. Synonym(s): mouse unit

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