Membrane channel activity and translocation of tetanus and botulinum neurotoxins

Journal of Toxicology - Toxin Reviews

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 45-76

  Lebeda, Frank J ^a   Singh, Bal Ram ^b  

^a UNITED STATES ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthrax protective antigen; Diphtheria toxin; Oligomerization; Protein structure; Protein membrane interactions; Staphylococcus aureus hemolysin

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN; ION CHANNEL; TETANUS TOXIN;

ANTHRAX; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; CLOSTRIDIUM TETANI; DIPHTHERIA; MEMBRANE CHANNEL; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; OLIGOMERIZATION; PH; REVIEW; TETANUS;

ANTHRAX; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; CLOSTRIDIUM TETANI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0032992422     PISSN: 07313837     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15569549909036017     Document Type: Review

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