Molecular Aspects of Botulinum Neurotoxin /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Springer New York : Imprint: Springer,
2014.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2014. |
| Series: | Current Topics in Neurotoxicity,
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Table of Contents:
- Overview and history of botulinum neurotoxin research and exploitation
- Pharmacology of botulinum neurotoxins
- Absorption and transport of botulinum neurotoxins
- The botulinum neurotoxin complex and the role of ancillary proteins
- Neurotoxin structure
- The dual receptor recognition of botulinum neurotoxins
- Translocation, entry into the cell
- Protease activity of the botulinum neurotoxins
- Molecular basis for persistence of botulinum neurotoxins
- Clostridium botulinum genomes and genetic diversity
- Botulinum neurotoxin risks and detection in environment, agriculture and food chains
- Botulism as a disease of humans
- Prevention and treatment of botulism.