Botulinum Toxin Type B Blocks Sudomotor Function Effectively: A 6 Month Follow Up

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 121, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1312-1316

  Birklein, Frank ^a   Eisenbarth, Gabi ^b   Erbguth, Frank ^c   Winterholler, Martin ^b,d  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^c KLINIKUM NÜRNBERG   (Germany)

^d MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Botulinum toxin B; Iodine starch staining; Sweating

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN B; CARBACHOL; IODINE; STARCH;

ANHIDROSIS; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CAPACITANCE HYGROMETRY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DRY EYE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IONTOPHORESIS; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE SUDOMOTOR AXON REFLEX TEST; STAINING; SWEAT GLAND; SWEAT TEST; SWEATING; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 0346364793     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1747.2003.12620.x     Document Type: Article

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