5 ampoules of `Gonadotraphon' gonadotrophin and 5 ampoules of phenol solvent in water solution for injection
- maker:
- Paines and Byrne Limited
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5 ampoules of `Gonadotraphon' gonadotrophin and 5 ampoules of phenol solvent in water solution for injection, in original carton. Phial: height 56 mm x diameter 8 mm,; carton: height 65 mm x width 145 mm x depth 15 mm, weight 04kg. Carton inscribed: 'PABYRN / GONADOTRAPHON F.S.H./1000 i.u./Sterile. freeze dried/SERUM GONADOTROPHIN FOR INJECTION/... / Each ampoule contains: / Serum Gonadotrophin B.P. 1000 i.u. / Lactose B.P. (diluent) 5 mg./.../5 Double ampoules/~Batch No.681012/use before OCT 1982/PAINES & BYRNE LIMITED/~GREENFORD ENGLAND/...'. Made by Paines and Byrne Ltd., Greenford. English, 1981.
Gonadotraphic hormones are produced by the pituitary gland. They affect the production of oestrogen and progesterone by the body. These two hormones are vital for reproduction. This box contains five sterile ampoules of Gonadotraphon and five vials of solvent to be mixed with the hormone for intramuscular injection. Gonadotraphic hormones were first used therapeutically in the 1930s. Multiple births resulted from their use in cases of infertility.
Details
- Category:
- Materia Medica & Pharmacology
- Object Number:
- 1981-1809
- Materials:
- cardboard, glass, paper (fibre product), gonadotrophin and phenol
- Measurements:
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overall: 16 mm x 161 mm x 63 mm, .04kg
overall (box and contents): 19 mm x 145 mm x 65 mm, .048 kg
phial: 56 mm x 8 mm,
- type:
- ampoule and gonadotrophin
- credit:
- Gift of Paines and Byrne Limited
