protamine sulfate

English

Noun

protamine sulfate (countable and uncountable, plural protamine sulfates)

(pharmacology) A mixture of sulfates of protamines obtained from the sperm or testes of fish, which can be used to neutralize the anticoagulant effect of heparin.

References

“protamine sulphate” in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press.

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