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100			_aAprem Abi Santhosh
245		0	_aLatex allergy and recent developments in deproteinisation of natural rubber latex
260			_bJournal of Rubber Research _c2002
300			_a94-134
520			_aNatural rubber latex is used in a large number of useful products like gloves and condoms. Due to the threat of AIDS, hepatitis and other infectious diseases, the worldwide use of materials like gloves and condoms have increased. Allergy produced by latex proteins present in these materials has been reported. The issue of latex protein allergy is reviewd, giving emphasis to the types of allergy and ways to measure the amount of protein present in natural rubber latex. Proteins can be removed effectively from latex products, either in the latex stage itself or from the products. Emphasis has been given to the different ways in which proteins present in latex products can be reduced.
650			_aCondoms
650			_aDeproteinisation
650			_aGloves
650			_aLatex allergy
650			_aLatex products
650			_aLatex proteins
650			_aNR latex
700			_aPal Satyendra Nath
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