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Descriptor English:   Botulinum Toxin Type A 
Descriptor Spanish:   Toxina Botulínica Tipo A 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Toxina Botulínica Tipo A 
Tree Number:   D12.776.097.156.050
D23.946.123.179.050
Definition English:   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. 
Indexing Annotation English:   /antag permitted but consider also BOTULINUM ANTITOXIN
Pharmacological Action:   Neuromuscular Agents
Neurotoxins
 
History Note English:   97 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
AD administration & dosage AE adverse effects
AG agonists AN analysis
AI antagonists & inhibitors BI biosynthesis
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid
CS chemical synthesis CH chemistry
CL classification CT contraindications
DU diagnostic use EC economics
GE genetics HI history
IM immunology IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism PK pharmacokinetics
PD pharmacology PH physiology
PO poisoning RE radiation effects
SE secretion ST standards
SD supply & distribution TU therapeutic use
TO toxicity UR urine
Record Number:   33081 
Unique Identifier:   D019274 

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