Detection and identification of Clostridium botulinum neurotoxins

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 391, Issue , 1996, Pages 481-498

  Hatheway, Charles L ^a   Ferreira, Joseph L ^b  

^a NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEUROTOXIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BOTULISM; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; TOXIN ANALYSIS;

EID: 0029889293     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4613-0361-9_39     Document Type: Article

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