Botulinum toxin: toxins produced by Clostridium botulinum; there are at least seven different substances, most being proteins; they have neuro-, entero-, and hemotoxic properties, are immunogenic, and are among the most potent poisons known; used medically to block release of acetylcholine at cholinergic synapses.
Source: CRISP
Botulinum toxin: Proteins synthesized as a single chain of ~150 kDa with 35% sequence identity to TETANUS TOXIN that is cleaved to a light and a heavy chain that are linked by a single disulfide bond. They have neuro-, entero-, and hemotoxic properties, are immunogenic, and include the most potent poisons known. The most commonly used apparently blocks release of ACETYLCHOLINE at cholinergic SYNAPSES.
Source: MeSH 2007
These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Botulinum toxin:
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Source - CRISP
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Source: CRISP
The following list attempts to classify Botulinum toxin into categories where each line is subset of the next.
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