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Botulinum toxin type A is made from the bacteria that causes botulism. Botulinum toxin
blocks nerve activity in the muscles, causing a temporary reduction in muscle activity.
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Botulinum is a bacterium ( Clostridium botulinum ) that produces seven different toxins that can cause botulism and is also medically used to block muscle contractions. Purpose Botulinum toxin (Botox) injection is used in conditions of excessive and inappropriate muscle contraction, hyperhidiosis (excess sweating) in armpits and palms, spasticity (persistent states of muscle contraction), sphincter contraction, eye-movement disorders, tics and tremors , and cosmetically to treat facial lines and wrinkles.
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Neurotoxin produced by Clostridium botulinum ; 7 structurally similar but antigenically and serologically distinct serotypes (A, B, C, D, E, F, and G) exist. Botulinum toxin disrupts neurotransmission by inhibiting release of acetylcholine at cholinergic nerve terminals of the peripheral nervous system and at ganglionic nerve terminals of the autonomic nervous system, inducing a chemical denervation and flaccid paralysis and inhibiting glandular secretion.
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Antimuscarinic; a synthetic quaternary ammonium compound.
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Aluminum chloride hexahydrate is used to treat excessive sweating, also called
hyperhidrosis.
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Antiperspirant.
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Propantheline reduces the secretions of certain organs in the body.
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Synthetic quaternary ammonium antimuscarinic.
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Glycopyrrolate reduces the secretions of certain organs in the body.
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