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EXHIBIT 23.1
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of
OXIS International, Inc. and subsidiaries on Form S-3, as amended, of our report
dated March 7, 2000 (which expresses an unqualified opinion and includes an
explanatory paragraph relating to the Company's ability to continue as a going
concern) appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of OXIS International, Inc.
for the year ended December 31, 1999, and to the reference to us under the
heading "Experts" in the Prospectus, which is part of this Registration
Statement.
/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Portland, Oregon
July 6, 2000
