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Latex and Laticifers

Authors :
R. G. O. Kekwick
Source :
eLS
Publication Year :
2002
Publisher :
Wiley, 2002.

Abstract

Latex is a frequently milky plant exudate, often containing rubber, found in specialized cells called laticifers. Latex from Hevea brasiliensis is commercially important as the source of natural rubber. Keywords: latex; laticifer; rubber; polyisoprenoid

Subjects

Subjects :
Exudate
biology
Chemistry
technology, industry, and agriculture
biology.organism_classification
complex mixtures
body regions
Natural rubber
Laticifer
visual_art
Botany
visual_art.visual_art_medium
medicine
Hevea brasiliensis
Composite material
medicine.symptom
psychological phenomena and processes

Details

Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
eLS
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........8bb6b1e058c5768853124f0c82f5c9a2

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