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[[File:Pink salmon FWS.jpg|400px|thumb|right|''"Hey, intern! This salmon looks aggressive again. Go.. put on some gloves and, you know... help him help himself"'']] '''Protamine sulfate''' is an antidote to [[Heparin|heparin ]] and helps slow down the onset of action and increase the duration when paired with insulin. It was originally isolated from the sperm of salmon. If it weren't for these medical uses, male salmon would always be "ramped up, aggressive, and sexually charged."<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2015/05/protamine-shortage/ Protamine Shortage Amid Strike at Salmon Sperm Acquisition Factory(Gomerblog)]</ref>
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