neurotoxin
न्यूरोटॉक्सिन
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Once the bacteria are in the body, they produce a neurotoxin (a protein that acts as a poison to the body's nervous system) known as tetanospasmin that causes muscle spasms.
a poison that acts on the nervous system.
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Botulinum toxin is a potent 'neurotoxin' that blocks the cholinergic nerve terminals.
Tetanus infection can cause production of a 'neurotoxin' , leading to tetanic muscle contractions.
Once the bacteria are in the body, they produce a 'neurotoxin' (a protein that acts as a poison to the body's nervous system) known as tetanospasmin that causes muscle spasms.
Children experience developmental problems caused by unseen risks such as known carcinogens and 'neurotoxins' like lead, mercury and pesticides.
The field of neurochemistry encompasses two related fields, neuropharmacology and 'neurotoxicology' .
The authors have devoted chapter three in its entirety to aspects of veterinary 'neurotoxicology' .
In particular, there is potential for a 'neurotoxic' metabolite, normeperidine, to accumulate and cause seizures, myoclonus and tremors.
Pardaxin is a 'neurotoxic' peptide with 33 amino acids and is a main component in the secretion of the Red Sea Moses sole fish where it acts as shark repellent.
The management goals are to exclude pathologic causes of hyperbilirubinemia and initiate treatment to prevent bilirubin 'neurotoxicity' .
This book is a major contribution to environmental medicine and 'neurotoxicology' .
The potential application to 'neurotoxicology' needs further research to correlate gene expression with the location of functional/structural effects in the central and peripheral nervous system.
Of the 26 with a neurotoxicity pattern, 15 individuals displayed mild neurotoxicity and 11 showed moderate 'neurotoxicity' .
Environmental mechanisms transform inorganic Hg to organic Hg, which accumulates in the food chain and is efficiently absorbed, crossing the blood-brain barrier, causing 'neurotoxicity' and teratogenicity.
However, the use of animal models in behavioral 'neurotoxicology' has brought with it an entirely new set of issues that must be resolved if real progress is to be made.
This hypothesis can partly explain why these mutations are 'neurotoxic' simply due to peptide insertion behavior.
Trimethylbenzene is carcinogenic and 'neurotoxic' .
Polypeptide 'neurotoxins' act as competitive antagonists and include the venoms from snakes of the Elapidae (cobras, kraits, mambas, coral snakes, etc.) and Hydrophidae (sea snakes) families.
At each monthly visit, patients should be evaluated for signs and symptoms of hepatitis, anemia and 'neurotoxicity' .
They vary in their levels and types of toxicity (e.g., dioxin-like, 'neurotoxic' , estrogenic) and should be evaluated individually to identify their sources.
Normal serum ammonium concentrations are in the range of 20-40 mM, and an increase in circulating ammonia to about 400 mM causes alkalosis and 'neurotoxicity' .
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