"' Tetanus toxin "'is an extremely potent neurotoxin produced by the vegetative cell of " Clostridium tetani " in anaerobic conditions, causing tetanus.
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Marie is known for his research involving the action of tetanus toxin on the nervous system, as well as studies of tuberculosis and rabies.
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Tetanus toxin can enter the body via a wound, and botulinum toxin can be ingested or administered therapeutically to alleviate dystonia or as cosmetic treatment.
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The clinical manifestations of tetanus are caused when tetanus toxin blocks inhibitory impulses, by interfering with the release of neurotransmitters, including glycine and gamma-aminobutyric acid.
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Injection of tetanus toxin into neonatal rats has shown that growth of apical dendrites occurs normally during signal deprivation while basal dendrite growth is restricted.
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He and the pharmacologist Hans Horst Meyer had their laboratories in the same building, and Behring stimulated Meyer's interest in the mode of action of tetanus toxin.
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In particular, he developed a method for inactivating the diphtheria toxin and the tetanus toxin using formaldehyde which, in its essentials, is still used in vaccines manufactured today.
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:According to the sci . chem FAQ ( scroll down to question 10.5 ), tetanus toxin, botulinum toxin, and Shiga toxin lead the list, each with an LD50 around 1 ng / kg.
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CA3 neurons in the tetanus toxin model of early onset epilepsy, however, show a reduction in the branching complexity of basal dendrites as well as a decrease in the spine density on both the apical dendrites and the basal dendrites.
