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It prevents the nerve endings from releasing the chemical they use to stimulate the muscle. The effect lasts approximately three months.
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Is botulinum A a man made chemical?
Botulinum is a natural toxin.
What is the shape of botulinum toxin?
Botulinum toxin is a form of a poison used by injecting it to the muscles to treat Dystonia, spacticity, and even wrinkles in the face.
How much Botulinum toxin is enough to kill someone?
The Botulinum toxin, also cosmetically referred to as Botox, is a biotoxin that works by paralyzing muscles in the body (there are many variations of this Toxin, Type A or B, for example). When injected in small amounts, by professionals, in strategically chosen areas of the body (such as the forehead), it paralyzes the surface muscles. This creates an appearance of smoothness/reduced wrinkles. This same toxin, which can be found in undercooked seafood such as clams, can easily kill you if ingested (the toxin paralyzes esophageal and respiratory muscles, causing difficulty in breathing and very often death). A small amount of toxin can kill a person - Botulinum toxin produced by Clostridium botulinum is unfortunately considered a potential bioweapon, as it is so potent it takes about 75 nanograms to kill a person. Poisoning someone with Botulinum toxin is against the law and falls under the charge of murder.
Is botulinum a mutagen or teratogen or carcinogen or is it more than one of those?
It is a toxin.
Which microscope can be used to visualize DNA or botulinum toxin?
Scanning tunneling microscope
What drugs can minimize the symptoms of dystonia and spasticity?
Local injections of botulinum toxin can selectively weaken overactive muscles in dystonia and spasticity. Destruction of peripheral nerves through injection of phenol can reduce spasticity
Who are suitable candidates for rhizotomy?
Rhizotomy is performed on patients with spasticity that is insufficiently responsive to oral medications or injectable therapies (botulinum toxin, phenol, or alcohol).
What is the perfect toxin?
The word perfect is inadequate here; the most dangerous toxin is the botulinum toxin from Clostridium botulinum.
Is botulinum A a man made chemical?
Botulinum is a natural toxin.
What precautions must be taken with botulinum toxin?
Botulinum toxin is produced from the bacterium that causes food poisoning in humans. High doses of the toxin can be fatal.
Is Botulinum a mixture element or a compound?
If botulinum refers to the Protein Botulinum toxin, its a compound. Its formula is =C6760H10447N1743O2010S32
Is clostridium botulinum harmful to humans?
The bacterium is not nearly as harmful as the toxin it produces. Botulinum toxin can be quite deadly if not treated rapidly.
What is the shape of botulinum toxin?
Botulinum toxin is a form of a poison used by injecting it to the muscles to treat Dystonia, spacticity, and even wrinkles in the face.
What is the most powerful drug?
Botulinum Toxin
What is the poisonous substance?
The botulinum toxin from the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. An amount of the purified toxin the size of a grain of salt can kill 60 people. It is a neurotoxin.
When is botulinum toxin injection used?
In conditions of excessive and inappropriate muscle contraction, spasticity (persistent states of muscle contraction), sphincter contraction, eye-movement disorders, tics and tremors, and cosmetically to treat facial lines and wrinkles.
Is botulinum toxin A man made or natural?
Yes it is
