Tetanus, botulinum and snake presynaptic neurotoxins

Rendiconti Lincei

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 173-188

  Rossetto, Ornella ^a   Morbiato, Laura ^a   Caccin, Paola ^a   Rigoni, Michela ^a   Carli, Luca ^a   Paoli, Marco ^a   Cintra Francischelli, Mariana ^a   Montecucco, Cesare ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

dystonia; muscle paralysis; neuroexocytosis; snake neurotoxins; Tetanus and botulinum neurotoxins

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM;

EID: 84867927910     PISSN: 20374631     EISSN: 17200776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12210-008-0010-z     Document Type: Article

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