Botulinum toxin: The Midas touch

Botulinum Toxin (BT) is a natural molecule produced during growth and autolysis of bacterium called Clostridium botulinum. Use of BT for cosmetic purposes has gained popularity over past two decades, and recently, other therapeutic uses of BT has been extensively studied. BT is considered as a minim...

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Autores principales: Shilpa, P. S., Kaul, Rachna, Sultana, Nishat, Bhat, Suraksha
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014
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Review Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3961958/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24678189
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0976-9668.127274
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description Botulinum Toxin (BT) is a natural molecule produced during growth and autolysis of bacterium called Clostridium botulinum. Use of BT for cosmetic purposes has gained popularity over past two decades, and recently, other therapeutic uses of BT has been extensively studied. BT is considered as a minimally invasive agent that can be used in the treatment of various orofacial disorders and improving the quality of life in such patients. The objective of this article is to review the nature, mechanism of action of BT, and its application in various head and neck diseases.
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spelling pubmed-39619582014-03-27 Botulinum toxin: The Midas touch Shilpa, P. S. Kaul, Rachna Sultana, Nishat Bhat, Suraksha J Nat Sci Biol Med Review Article Botulinum Toxin (BT) is a natural molecule produced during growth and autolysis of bacterium called Clostridium botulinum. Use of BT for cosmetic purposes has gained popularity over past two decades, and recently, other therapeutic uses of BT has been extensively studied. BT is considered as a minimally invasive agent that can be used in the treatment of various orofacial disorders and improving the quality of life in such patients. The objective of this article is to review the nature, mechanism of action of BT, and its application in various head and neck diseases. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014 /pmc/articles/PMC3961958/ /pubmed/24678189 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0976-9668.127274 Text en Copyright: © Journal of Natural Science, Biology and Medicine http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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title_short Botulinum toxin: The Midas touch
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3961958/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24678189
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0976-9668.127274
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