U-40 Iletin Insulin, Lilly, made from Zinc-Insulin Crystals, 10cc, 40 Units per cc

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U-40 Iletin Insulin, Lilly, made from Zinc-Insulin Crystals, 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)

Date Made: ca 1944

Maker: Eli Lilly and Company

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Indiana, Indianapolis

See more items in: Medicine and Science: Medicine, Health & Medicine, Diabetes

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Credit Line: Eli Lilly and Company

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: MG.M-05202Catalog Number: M-05202Accession Number: 166920

Object Name: iletin, insulin, u40pharmaceuticalbiologicalinsulinOther 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 cmoverall: 6 cm x 2.5 cm; 2 3/8 in x 31/32 in

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-5b0a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_716722

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