Black tea extract, thearubigin fraction, counteract the effects of botulinum neurotoxins in mice

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 132, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 797-798

  Satoh, Eiki ^a   Ishii, Toshiaki ^a   Shimizu, Yoshio ^a   Sawamura, Shin Ichi ^b   Nishimura, Masakazu ^a  

^a OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b 421 0516   (Japan)

Author keywords

Botulinum neurotoxin; Botulism; Prophylaxis; Tetanus toxin; Thearubigin fraction

Indexed keywords

BLACK TEA EXTRACT; BOTULINUM TOXIN; BOTULINUM TOXIN A; BOTULINUM TOXIN B; HERBACEOUS AGENT; TETANUS TOXIN; TETRODOTOXIN; THEARUBIGIN FRACTION; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BOTULISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MIXTURE; FEMALE; MALE; MOUSE; MUSCLE TWITCH; NONHUMAN; PARALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEA;

EID: 0035120641     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0703883     Document Type: Article

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