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Hemo-Protein (Brooks) - (Deuteroproteose) - 5 cc., Bio. 2050

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    Object Details

    maker

    Parke, Davis and Company

    Description

    The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are:
    A shattered, non-specific protein derived from the ox blood fibrin. For use in the treatment of infectious and allergic conditions when an increase in the polymorphonuclear white cells is desired.
    A pamphlet provide by the manufacturer indicates that the product is "a new preparation for antigenic stimulation which does not produce untoward reactions." The pamphlet specifies that "a 10% solution is employed for intradermal, intravenous, intramuscular, or subcutaneous injection" and lists a large assortment of conditions for which the preparation is indicateded, including migraines, hay fever, colitis, and ulcer of the eye.

    Location

    Currently not on view

    Credit Line

    Gift of Parke, Davis & Company

    date made

    ca 1939

    ID Number

    MG.M-04857

    catalog number

    M-04857

    accession number

    154611

    Object Name

    biological
    antigenic preparation, non-specific protein therapy

    Other Terms

    Hemo-Protein, Brooks, Deuteroproteose; Diagnostic Medicine; Biologicals; Drugs

    Measurements

    overall: 2 in x 1 in; x 5.08 cm x 2.54 cm

    place made

    United States: Michigan, Detroit

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    Medicine and Science: Medicine
    The Antibody Initiative
    Health & Medicine
    Antibody Initiative: Infectious Disease, Allergy, and Immunotherapy Collections

    Data Source

    National Museum of American History

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-60b3-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

    Record ID

    nmah_716693

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    Infectious Disease, Allergy, and Immunotherapy Collections

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