University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Classification
Diagnosis, General
Accession Number
1986.1.6 b
Description
A narrow glass 25-ml tube open at one end that has a very small lip; the tube narrows halfway down and ends with a bulb; there is a ground space near the open end for labelling.
A narrow glass 25-ml tube open at one end that has a very small lip; the tube narrows halfway down and ends with a bulb; there is a ground space near the open end for labelling.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Dr. J. G. Watt of Toronto.
Engraved in ground space: "2"; below that and on the other side of the tube is engraved "K // EXAX // [illeg.] // 25 ml"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-F6-12
Dimension Notes
Length 22.9 cm x Diam. 1.9 cm
Copy Type
Original
Research Facts
Used to make a blood sugar determination; the test solution and reagent are mixed in the bulb and during subsequent heating, the mixture is protected from aerial reoxidation by the decrease in surface area created by the constriction in the tube; Otto Knut Olof Folin (1867-1934) was an American biochemist; Dr. J. G. Watt practised internal medicine and haematology at the Toronto Western Hospital ca. 1950-1980s.