PEPTOZYM
\pˈɛptəzˌɪm], \pˈɛptəzˌɪm], \p_ˈɛ_p_t_ə_z_ˌɪ_m]\
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A hypothetical substance, occurring in Wittes peptone, which is responsible for producing (for a time) an incoagulable condition of the blood, when the peptone solution is injected into the circulation of a dog in amounts equal to 0.3 gms. of peptone to one kilogram of the animal.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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