Locke solutions

Locke so·lu·tions

(lok), solutions containing, in varying amounts, NaCl, CaCl2, KCl, NaHCO3, and d-glucose; used for irrigating mammalian heart and other tissues in laboratory experiments; also used in combination with naturally occurring body substances (for example, blood serum, tissue extracts) and more complex chemically defined nutritive solutions for culturing animal cells. [Frank S. Locke]

Locke,

Frank S., English physiologist, 1871-1949. Cabot-Locke murmur - see under CabotLocke solutions - solutions used for irrigating and culturing mammalian heart and other tissues in laboratory experiments.Locke-Ringer solution - a solution used in the laboratory for physiological and pharmacological experiments.