Botulinum toxin: Non cosmetic and off-label dermatological uses

• Hauptverfasser: Ali S. Al-Ghamdi (VerfasserIn), Noah Alghanemy (VerfasserIn), Hanan Joharji (VerfasserIn), Dhafer Al-Qahtani (VerfasserIn), Hasan Alghamdi (VerfasserIn)
• Format: Buch
• Veröffentlicht: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Botulinum toxin (BT-A) is a neurotoxin which is produced by the Gram-positive anaerobic bacterium Clostridium botulinum. The efficacy of Botulinum toxin in treating hyperhidrosis and the glabellar lines is well known and FDA approved. Because BT-A inhibits the release of acetylcholine and many other...