Immunogenicity studies of guayule and guayule latex in occupationally exposed workers

Industrial Crops and Products

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 197-201

  Hamilton, Robert G ^a   Cornish, Katrina ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Yulex Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Guayule; Hevea brasiliensis; IgE antibody; IgG antibody; Latex allergy; Occupational exposure; Parthenium argentatum

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY IGG; HEVEA BRASILIENSIS; IGE ANTIBODY; IGG ANTIBODY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTHENIUM ARGENTATUM;

ALLERGIES; LATEXES; PERSONNEL; PILOT PLANTS; RUBBER PRODUCTS; SYNTHETIC RUBBER;

ANTIBODIES;

ANTIBODY; IMMUNOASSAY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PLANT COMMUNITY; PLANT PRODUCT; PROTEIN; REACTION KINETICS;

HEVEA BRASILIENSIS; PARTHENIUM ARGENTATUM;

DATA PROCESSING; HEALTH CARE; LATEX; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; SYNTHETIC RUBBER;

EID: 71649107995     PISSN: 09266690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2009.09.012     Document Type: Article

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