"Latex" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
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D007840
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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
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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Latex" by people in Profiles.
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Hernandez J, Patel H, Biddlecome P, Kildea M, Dwivedi R, Sridhara S, Silvestry S, Cavarocchi N, Francis JL, Ventura D. Evaluation of Latex Immunoturbidimetric Assay Thresholds and HIT in Cardiothoracic Surgery. Clin Appl Thromb Hemost. 2023 Jan-Dec; 29:10760296231166370.
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Obasare E, Mainigi SK, Morris DL, Slipczuk L, Goykhman I, Friend E, Ziccardi MR, Pressman GS. CT based 3D printing is superior to transesophageal echocardiography for pre-procedure planning in left atrial appendage device closure. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2018 May; 34(5):821-831.
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Gawchik SM. Latex allergy. Mt Sinai J Med. 2011 Sep-Oct; 78(5):759-72.
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Wang ML, Hauschka PV, Tuan RS, Steinbeck MJ. Exposure to particles stimulates superoxide production by human THP-1 macrophages and avian HD-11EM osteoclasts activated by tumor necrosis factor-alpha and PMA. J Arthroplasty. 2002 Apr; 17(3):335-46.
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Shenot P, Rivas DA, Kalman DD, Staas WE, Chancellor MB. Latex allergy manifested in urological surgery and care of adult spinal cord injured patients. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 1994 Nov; 75(11):1263-5.