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Descriptor
English
:
Latex
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Látex
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Látex
Synonyms
English
:
Latice
Latices
Tree Number:
D05.750.078.625
D20.215.721.124
D25.720.099.625
D25.720.099.750.500
D25.720.327.840.239
J01.637.051.720.099.625
J01.637.051.720.540
Definition
English
:
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.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
coordinate with source plant (commonly HEVEA)
See Related
English
:
Latex Hypersensitivity
History Note
English
:
1981(1963-1967); use LATEX RUBBER 1968-1980
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AD
administration & dosage
AE
adverse effects
AN
analysis
BI
biosynthesis
CS
chemical synthesis
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
EC
economics
HI
history
IM
immunology
IP
isolation & purification
ME
metabolism
PK
pharmacokinetics
PD
pharmacology
PO
poisoning
RE
radiation effects
ST
standards
SD
supply & distribution
TU
therapeutic use
TO
toxicity
Record Number:
8019
Unique Identifier:
D007840
Occurrence in VHL
:
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