Protagon

Made:: 1870-1880 in Germany

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.

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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

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