Detection of botulinum neurotoxin - An overview and outlook;Nachweis von Botulinum-Neurotoxinen - Ein methodischer Über- und Ausblick

Tierarztliche Umschau

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 5-9

  Gessler, F ^a,b   Bohnel H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b Inst F Angew Biotech der Tropen   (Germany)

Author keywords

Botulinum neurotoxin; In vitro methods; Mouse bioassay

Indexed keywords

ANTITOXIN; BOTULINUM TOXIN;

ALLERGY; BIOASSAY; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; BOTULISM; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; INTOXICATION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHRENIC NERVE; PURIFICATION; REVIEW; SUPERNATANT;

ANIMALIA; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM;

EID: 0842285311     PISSN: 00493864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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