Protagon
- preparer:
- John Louis William Thudichum
Glass stoppered jar containing compound isolated from human brain tissue (here labelled as "Protagon" a word coined by German pharmacologist Oscar Liebrich in 1864 to - incorrectly - describe the whole brain tissue), 1870-1880. Prepared by Dr. John Louis William (Johann Ludwig Wilhelm) Thudichum, Germany.
Details
- Category:
- Experimental Chemistry
- Object Number:
- 1970-334/1
- Materials:
- glass, paper (fibre product), textile, chemical compound and cellophane
- Measurements:
-
overall: 125 mm 62 mm, .49kg
- type:
- human remains, jar and compound
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