Protamine, Zinc & Iletin (Insulin, Lilly), 10cc, 40 Units per cc.

U-40 Iletin Insulin, Lilly; U-40 Iletin Insulin, Lilly, made from Zinc-Insulin Crystals; Protamine, Zinc & Iletin (Insulin, Lilly)

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U-40 Iletin Insulin, Lilly; U-40 Iletin Insulin, Lilly, made from Zinc-Insulin Crystals; Protamine, Zinc & Iletin (Insulin, Lilly)
Protamine, Zinc & Iletin (Insulin, Lilly), 10cc, 40 Units per cc.

Object Details

maker

Eli Lilly and Company

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Gift of Eli Lilly and Company; Accession 166920 (1944)

date made

ca 1944

ID Number

MG.M-05203

catalog number

M-05203

accession number

166920

Object Name

iletin, insulin, u40

pharmaceutical

biological

insulin

Other Terms

iletin, insulin, u40; Biologicals; Drugs

Physical Description

insulin (drug active ingredients)

glass (container material)

rubber (container material)

paper (container material)

Measurements

overall: 2 3/8 in x 1 in; 6.0325 cm x 2.54 cm

overall: 6 cm x 2.5 cm; 2 3/8 in x 31/32 in

place made

United States: Indiana, Indianapolis

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Medicine and Science: Medicine

Health & Medicine

Diabetes

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-5888-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_716725