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LUPANIN

\lˈuːpɐnˌɪn], \lˈuːpɐnˌɪn], \l_ˈuː_p_ɐ_n_ˌɪ_n]\

Definitions of LUPANIN

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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A liquid alkaloid, C15H25N2O, or C15H23N2O, found in Lupinus angustifolius. It produces in animals paralysis of the encephalic centers together with an increase of the reflex excitability of the medulla oblongata.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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