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@nathanaelcbr@aus.social
@NathanaelCBR
7 Feb 2012
Why can't we just call epinephrine and adrenaline the same thing?
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Molly E. Holzschlag
@mholzschlag
7 Feb 2012
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@NathanaelCBR
@NathanaelB
Patents. I kid you not. "Adrenaline" is too close to a pharmaceutical drug, so epinephrine is the non-proprietary term. Crazy!
Feb 7, 2012 · 6:39 AM UTC
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