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Therapeutic Uses of Botulinum Toxin
Grant . Ed(S): Cooper
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Description for Therapeutic Uses of Botulinum Toxin
Paperback. This volume outlines and examines current understanding of botulinum toxin and its various therapeutic applications. It presents therapeutic uses across a variety of medical subspecialties and patient populations. Editor(s): Cooper, Grant. Series: Musculoskeletal Medicine. Num Pages: 238 pages, 13 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MJK; MMG; MNS; MQV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 13. Weight in Grams: 485.
Justinius Kerner, a German medical officer and poet, was the first to realize that botulinum toxin potentially might be useful for therapeutic purposes. Kerner made this observation in 1822, but he did not call the toxin “botulinum toxin. ” Instead, Kerner called it the substance in “wirkenden stoffes,” which translates to “bad sausages. ” Kerner realized that there was a “fat poison” or “fatty acid” within sausages that produced the toxic effects that we now know as botulism. Nearly a century would pass before the bacterium producing the toxin would be isolated and the toxin ultimately renamed “botulinum toxin. ” ... Read more
Justinius Kerner, a German medical officer and poet, was the first to realize that botulinum toxin potentially might be useful for therapeutic purposes. Kerner made this observation in 1822, but he did not call the toxin “botulinum toxin. ” Instead, Kerner called it the substance in “wirkenden stoffes,” which translates to “bad sausages. ” Kerner realized that there was a “fat poison” or “fatty acid” within sausages that produced the toxic effects that we now know as botulism. Nearly a century would pass before the bacterium producing the toxin would be isolated and the toxin ultimately renamed “botulinum toxin. ” ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Humana Press Inc. United States
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
Series
Musculoskeletal Medicine
Number of Pages
238
Place of Publication
Totowa, NJ, United States
ISBN
9781617378423
SKU
V9781617378423
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Reviews for Therapeutic Uses of Botulinum Toxin
From the reviews: "This book presents many of the clinical uses of the relatively new drug, botulinum toxin. … the book attempts to cover nearly all uses of the medication known to the assorted authors, including potential treatments for which there is little peer-reviewed literature. The purpose is to provide an overview of this medication, ... Read more