dictionary help| 17-ketogenic steroid assay test | medical dictionary |
A colourimetric test, based on the Zimmermann reaction, which indicates metabolites or adrenal and testicular steroids excreted as 17-ketones in the urine; increased values are most striking in adrenocortical tumours, decreased values in Addison's disease or in panhypopituitarism.
Synonyms: ketogenic corticoids test.
(05 Mar 2000)
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