protamine sulfate

English

Noun

protamine sulfate (countable and uncountable, plural protamine sulfates)

1. (pharmacology) A mixture of sulfates of protamines obtained from the sperm or testes of fish, which can be used to neutralize the anticoagulant effect of heparin.

References

• “protamine sulphate”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.