Effect of fresh and stored botulinum toxin A on muscle and nerve ultrastructure: An electron microscopic study

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 316-322

  Elmas, Cigdem ^a   Ayhan, Suhan ^a,b   Tuncer, Serhan ^a   Erdogan, Deniz ^a   Calguner, Engin ^a   Basterzï, Yavuz ^a   Gozil, Rabet ^a   Bahcelioglu, Meltem ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Botulinum toxin A; Degeneration; Fresh botulinum; Muscle ultrastructure; Nerve ultrastructure; Stored botulinum

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EAR; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MOTOR NERVE; MUSCLE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; NERVE DEGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SCHWANN CELL;

ANIMALS; BOTULINUM TOXIN TYPE A; FACIAL NERVE; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MODELS, ANIMAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEUROMUSCULAR AGENTS; RABBITS;

EID: 34548280522     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SAP.0b013e31802e0912     Document Type: Article

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