A potent neurotoxin from the microorganism Clostridium botulinum.
a drug, administered via intramuscular injection, to treat spasticity. (Botox®)
Paralysing agent, produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. This agent can be isolated in the laboratory and applied as a resolutive, rendering it suitable for local injections. Over a period of two weeks, the botulinum toxin is released locally and, depending on the injection site, will weaken or paralyse muscles or immobilise sweat glands. The operating mechanism consists of blocking the signal between the nerve and muscle or sweat gland regulating this. In other branches of medicine, the botulinum toxin is used to treat involuntary muscle contractions or excessive muscle tension (spasticity). As an aesthetic application it is a simple and efficient treatment for some wrinkles, such as forehead wrinkles, glabellar wrinkles, crow's-feet and neck wrinkles. In addition, it is very effective against sweaty underarms, hands and feet (although the latter two applications require special local injection techniques). The body develops new points of contact between the nerve and muscle or sweat gland, making the effect not permanent. Brand names: Dysport®, Botox®.
any of several neurotoxins that are produced by the anaerobic bacterium Clostridium botulinum; causes muscle paralysis
a protein produced by the anaerobic bacterium Clostridium botulinum
a neurotoxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. It specifically blocks the release of acetylcholine which causes a temporary muscle paralysis. It is a simple and efficient method for treating expression lines.
The bacterial toxin that can paralyze and kill if consumed in contaminated food is now safely used, in a purified form, as a medicine to control certain conditions marked by involuntary muscle contractions.
Drug made from the bacterium known as Clostridia Botulinum. This is actually a toxin produced by this bacterium which causes muscle paralysis. Used in a diluted dose, this toxin can be useful for certain disorders.
a drug commonly used to relax spastic muscles; it blocks the release of acetylcholine, a neurotransmitter that energizes muscle tissue.
Botulinum toxin is the most poisonous chemical known to man. Produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum, it is a particularly dangerous biological weapon due to its high potency, lethality, and ease of transportation.
A toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum that is the most poisonous biological substance known. Botulinum toxin acts as a neurotoxin . It binds to the nerve ending at the point where the nerve joins a muscle, blocking the release by the nerve of the chemical acetylcholine (the principal neurotransmitter at the neuromuscular junction), preventing the muscle from contracting. The result is weakness and paralysis of the muscle. The muscle atrophies. The blockage of acetylcholine release is irreversible. Function can be recovered by the sprouting of nerve terminals and the formation of new synaptic contacts, which usually takes 2 to 3 months. See the entire definition of Botulinum toxin
A neuromuscular toxin that frequently is used to treat dystonias, specifically spasmodic dysphonia, by being injected into the affected muscles.
Botulinum toxin is a protein that is produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. C. botulinum was once known only as the culprit of the often fatal food poisoning known as botulism, which can result from eating improperly canned foods.
Botulinum toxin is the paralytic poison associated with botulism. In a distilled form, it is injected into muscle tissue to induce a controlled paralysis. Such treatment is used to release the spastic muscle contraction associated with some neurologic conditions. Botulinum toxin is also being used to reverse wrinkling in the brow and around the eyes.
Botulinum toxin is a substance produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. Used in tiny doses, injections of botulinum toxin block the release of a chemical called acetylcholine at a neuromuscular junction. By interfering with nerve impulses, it causes paralysis of muscles.
Injected to temporarily relax facial muscles to eliminate wrinkles for three to six months
A toxin made from Clostridium botulinum, a bacterium that causes a serious form of food poisoning. The toxin blocks the transmission of the nerve impulse from a nerve to a muscle, causing muscle weakness or paralysis, often causing death. BOTOX TM is the commercial name give to botulinum toxin and is used to relieve muscle spasm, generally within three days after its injection into a spastic muscle.
Botulinum toxin is a neurotoxic protein produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. It is one of the most poisonous naturally occurring substances in the world. Though it is highly toxic, it is used in minute doses both to treat painful muscle spasms, and as a cosmetic treatment in some parts of the world.