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Abstract
A high-molecular-weight polymeric elastomer derived from the milk juice (LATEX) of HEVEA brasiliensis and other trees and plants. It is a substance that can be stretched at room temperature to at least twice its original length and after releasing the stress, retract rapidly, and recover its original dimensions fully.
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- Latex Rubber
- Natural Rubber
- Plant Rubber
- Natural Rubbers
- Plant Rubbers
- Rubber, Natural
- Rubber, Plant
- Rubbers, Natural
- Rubbers, Plant
- Elastica
- India Rubber
- Vulcanite
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity.
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LATEX RUBBER was see under RUBBER 1968-80
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- National Library of Medicine. Rubber. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012408. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012408
- Rubber. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_rubber
- Rubber. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q131877