PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - H. E. WOODWARD AU - C. L. ALSBERG TI - A COMPARISON OF THE EFFECT OF CERTAIN SAPONINS ON THE SURFACE TENSION OF WATER WITH THEIR HEMOLYTIC POWER DP - 1920 Oct 01 TA - Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics PG - 237--245 VI - 16 IP - 3 4099 - http://jpet.aspetjournals.org/content/16/3/237.short 4100 - http://jpet.aspetjournals.org/content/16/3/237.full SO - J Pharmacol Exp Ther1920 Oct 01; 16 AB - The lowering of the surface tension of Locke solution by twelve saponins was measured. The lowest concentration at which these saponins hemolyze was determined. The surface tension effect and the hemolytic power of these saponins are not parallel.