Only one thousandth of a milligram of the bacterial botulinum toxin is necessary to kill a living organism. The toxin unfolds its lethal effect by preventing the release of neurotransmitters at the ...

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Local injections of botulinum toxin type A have been used to treat essential head tremor but have not been extensively studied in randomized trials. In a multicenter, double-blind, randomized trial, ...

Patients who live in areas with high levels of sun exposure may require higher than normal doses of botulinum toxin A to the glabella to achieve maximal results, results from a comparative cohort ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Botulinum toxin A significantly improved tear breakup time, tear meniscus height and Schirmer test score.

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Foodborne botulism is a potentially deadly condition that’s caused by eating food contaminated with botulinum toxin, a potent toxin that attacks the body’s nervous system. The disease is incredibly ...

A harmful and often deadly substance made by bacteria, a bacterial toxin manipulates host cell functions and disrupts vital cell processes in a living organism. Bacterial toxins hit host organisms ...