Botulinum Neurotoxins

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Rummel, Andreas (Editor), Binz, Thomas (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology, 364
• Subjects: Medicine.; Neurosciences.; Pharmacology.; Biomedicine.; Pharmacology/Toxicology.

Botulinum neurotoxins are the most toxic natural substances and represent a major threat to the population when intentionally released in bioterrorist attacks. On the other hand, during the past two decades botulinum neurotoxins have become established as indispensable drugs for the treatment of a v...