Dextran
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Dextran is a linear polysaccharide made of many glucose molecules joined into a long chain.
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Uses
Dextran/salt solutions are sometimes used to replace lost blood in emergency situations, when replacement blood is not available. [1] (http://www.drugdigest.org/DD/DVH/Uses/0,3915,7971%7CDextran,00.html)
Dextran is used in the osmotic stress technique for applying osmotic pressure to biological molecules.
It is also used in some eye drops as a lubricant.
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