Only one thousandth of a milligram of the bacterial botulinum toxin is necessary to kill a living organism. The toxin unfolds its lethal effect by preventing the release of neurotransmitters at the ...

Local injections of botulinum toxin type A have been used to treat essential head tremor but have not been extensively studied in randomized trials. In a multicenter, double-blind, randomized trial, ...

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Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Botulinum toxin A significantly improved tear breakup time, tear meniscus height and Schirmer test score.

Patients who live in areas with high levels of sun exposure may require higher than normal doses of botulinum toxin A to the glabella to achieve maximal results, results from a comparative cohort ...

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A harmful and often deadly substance made by bacteria, a bacterial toxin manipulates host cell functions and disrupts vital cell processes in a living organism. Bacterial toxins hit host organisms ...