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protamine
This term is used almost exclusively within clinical and biochemical contexts. In a medical setting, it refers specifically to the pharmacological agent used to counteract the effects of heparin, an anticoagulant, typically during cardiac surgery or when managing heparin-induced complications.
As a chemical substance and a specific type of protein, it is treated as a mass noun. It does not have a plural form in standard medical usage, as it refers to the substance itself rather than individual units.
Meanings
Examples
The surgeon administered protamine to reverse the effects of heparin after the procedure.
Protamine sulfate is commonly used to neutralize anticoagulants in cardiac surgery.
We need to check the patient for any allergic reaction to protamine before starting the infusion.
Protamine plays a crucial role in the condensation of DNA within the sperm head.
Does this specific medication contain protamine as a stabilizing agent?
The research paper discusses how protamine replaces histones during spermiogenesis.
I wonder if the dosage of protamine was sufficient to stop the bleeding.
Protamine is an arginine-rich protein that binds strongly to DNA.
The lab technician prepared a solution of protamine for the experiment.
The lab technician prepared a solution of protamine for the experiment.