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... > Chemical Actions and Uses > Specialty Uses of Chemicals > Biomedical and Dental Materials > Polymers > Biopolymers > Rubber > Latex
... > Technology, Industry, and Agriculture > Manufactured Materials > Biomedical and Dental Materials > Polymers > Biopolymers > Rubber > Latex
Macromolecular Substances > Polymers > Biopolymers > Rubber > Latex
... > Chemical Actions and Uses > Specialty Uses of Chemicals > Biomedical and Dental Materials > Polymers > Elastomers > Rubber > Latex
... > Technology, Industry, and Agriculture > Manufactured Materials > Biomedical and Dental Materials > Polymers > Elastomers > Rubber > Latex
Macromolecular Substances > Polymers > Elastomers > Rubber > Latex
Complex Mixtures > Biological Products > Plant Exudates > Latex

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Latex  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Latice
  • Latices

Note

  • coordinate with source plant (commonly HEVEA)

Scope note

  • A milky, product excreted from the latex canals of a variety of plant species that contain cauotchouc. Latex is composed of 25-35% caoutchouc, 60-75% water, 2% protein, 2% resin, 1.5% sugar & 1% ash. RUBBER is made by the removal of water from latex.(From Concise Encyclopedia Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 3rd ed). Hevein proteins are responsible for LATEX HYPERSENSITIVITY. Latexes are used as inert vehicles to carry antibodies or antigens in LATEX FIXATION TESTS.

History note

  • 1981(1963-1967); use LATEX RUBBER 1968-1980

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