Botulinum toxin type A

Introduction: Botulinum toxin type A

Description of Botulinum toxin type A

Botulinum toxin type A: A neurotoxin produced by Clostridium botulinum. When consumed in contaminated food it can cause paralysis and death. In its purified form, it has been used in the treatment of blepharospasm and strabismus.
Source: Diseases Database

Botulinum toxin type A: A 150 kDa neurotoxic protein produced by CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM. When consumed in contaminated food it can cause paralysis and death. In its purified form, it has been used in the treatment of BLEPHAROSPASM and STRABISMUS.
Source: MeSH 2007

Botulinum toxin type A: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Botulinum toxin type A:

• Botulinum toxin
• Toxin
• Type

Hierarchical classifications of Botulinum toxin type A

The following list attempts to classify Botulinum toxin type A into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins
  • Proteins
    • Bacterial Proteins
      • Botulinum Toxins
        • Botulinum Toxin Type A

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Biological Factors
  • Toxins, Biological
    • Bacterial Toxins
      • Botulinum Toxins
        • Botulinum Toxin Type A

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• eMedicine - Botulinum Toxin: Overview : Article by Divakara Kedlaya, MBBS
• eMedicine - Botulinum Toxin (BOTOX®): Dystonia Treatment : Article by Fiona M Molloy, MD
• Botulinum toxin type A in the treatment of lower limb spasticity in cerebral palsy (Cochrane Review)

Source: Diseases Database

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