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1930
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First pregnancy test, the Zondek-Aschein Pregnancy Test
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Zondek B, Aschein S [55]
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1960
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First immunological pregnancy test, an antibody agglutination test
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Wide L, Gemzell CA [56]
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1967
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First hCG radioimmunoassay
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Aono T, Goldstein DP, Taymor ML, Dolch K [57]
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1972
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Discovery of hCGß radioimmunoassay, assay only detects hCG
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Vaitukaitis JL, Braunstein GD, Ross GF [58]
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1984
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First hCG radio-immunometric assay
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Armstrong EG, Ehrlich PH, Birken S, Schlatterer JP, Siris E, Hembree WE, Canfield RE [59]
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1995
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Automated hCG chemiluminescent-immunometric assay
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Vankrieken L, Hertogh RE [60]
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