Toxin is a 1998 suspense thriller written by Robin Cook. It tells the story of a doctor whose daughter is infected with E. coli and his investigation...
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paralysis. The toxin causes the disease botulism. The toxin is also used commercially for medical and cosmetic purposes. Botulinum toxin is an acetylcholine...
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analogs of naturally occurring organic poisons. Toxin (novel) is a 1998 novel by Robin Cook Toxin (comics), a fictional character by Marvel Comics universe...
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and understand these toxins. Potential applications of toxin research include combating microbial virulence, the development of novel anticancer drugs and...
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Tetanus toxin (TeNT) is an extremely potent neurotoxin produced by the vegetative cell of Clostridium tetani in anaerobic conditions, causing tetanus...
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Clostridium botulinum (section Toxin types in disease)
spore-forming, motile bacterium with the ability to produce botulinum toxin, which is a neurotoxin. C. botulinum is a diverse group of pathogenic bacteria...
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Scarecrow (DC Comics) (redirect from Fear toxin)
becomes obsessed with fear and develops a hallucinogenic drug—dubbed "fear toxin"—to terrorize Gotham City and exploit the phobias of its protector, Batman...
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Botulism (redirect from Botulinum Toxin A)
Botulism is a rare and potentially fatal illness caused by botulinum toxin, which is produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. The disease begins...
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Hg1 (also known as Delta-Ktx 1.1) is a Kunitz-type peptide ion channel toxin derived from the scorpion Hadrurus gertschi. Its mode of action is that it...
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A toxin-antitoxin system consists of a "toxin" and a corresponding "antitoxin", usually encoded by closely linked genes. The toxin is usually a protein...
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