Semisynthetic guayule latex with reduced allergenicity

Industrial Crops and Products

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 27-36

  Schloman Jr , W W ^a   McIntyre, D ^a   Siler, D J ^b   Stumpf, D K ^c   Hoffmann, J J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

^b WESTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

cis 1,4 polyisoprene; Guayule; Hevea brasiliensis; Latex allergy; Latex protein; Natural rubber; Parthenium argentatum

Indexed keywords

EID: 0342711216     PISSN: 09266690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0926-6690(97)00032-0     Document Type: Article

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