Botulinum Neurotoxins

The extremely potent substance botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT) has attracted much interest in diverse fields. Originally identified as cause for the rare but deadly disease botulism, military and terrorist intended to misuse this sophisticated molecule as biological weapon. This caused its classification as select agent category A by the Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention and the listing in the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention. Later, the civilian use of BoNT as long acting peripheral muscle relaxant has turned this molecule into an indispensable pharmaceutical world wide with annual revenues >$1.5 billion--

שנה

2013

שפה

English

סדרה

Current topics in microbiology and immunology -- v.364

הוצאה

Springer

מהדורות

2

עמודים

321

ISBN

9783642335693

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