Laticifer Identification, Rubber Characterization, Phenolic Content, and Antioxidant Activity of Pergularia tomentosa Latex Extract

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Cross sections of leaf and petiole of Pergularia, stained with aceto-carmin and fixed with FAA. (a) Transverse sections at the midrib level of a leaf (GX 40). (b) Details of (a) (rectangle) showing laticifer (GX 100). Co: collenchyma; Le: lower epidermis; P: phloem; Sp: spongy parenchyma; Pp: palisade parenchyma; Ue: upper epidermis; X: xylem; L: laticifer; Nt: nonglandular trichome. (c) Overview of cross section of Pergularia petiole (GX 40). (d) Details of (c) (rectangle) showing laticifers (GX 120). Co: collenchyma; Cp: cortical parenchyma, Ph: phloem; X: xylem; L: laticifer; Nt: nonglandular trichome.

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