"Neurotoxins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Toxic substances from microorganisms, plants or animals that interfere with the functions of the nervous system. Most venoms contain neurotoxic substances. Myotoxins are included in this concept.
| Descriptor ID |
D009498
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D27.888.569.504
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| Concept/Terms |
Excitotoxins- Excitotoxins
- Excitotoxin
- Excitatory Neurotoxins
- Neurotoxins, Excitatory
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Neurotoxins" by people in Profiles.
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Regulatory role of capsaicin-sensitive peptidergic sensory nerves in the proteoglycan-induced autoimmune arthritis model of the mouse. J Neuroinflammation. 2018 Dec 03; 15(1):335.
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Practice guideline update summary: Botulinum neurotoxin for the treatment of blepharospasm, cervical dystonia, adult spasticity, and headache: Report of the Guideline Development Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology. Neurology. 2016 May 10; 86(19):1818-26.
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Efficacy and safety of purified botulinum toxin type A (Dysport) for the treatment of benign essential blepharospasm: a randomized, placebo-controlled, phase II trial. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2008; 14(5):407-14.
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Extensive neuroprotection by choroid plexus transplants in excitotoxin lesioned monkeys. Neurobiol Dis. 2006 Aug; 23(2):471-80.
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Progressive dopamine neuron loss in Parkinson's disease: the multiple hit hypothesis. Cell Transplant. 2006; 15(3):239-50.
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GFAP knockout mice have increased levels of GDNF that protect striatal neurons from metabolic and excitotoxic insults. J Comp Neurol. 2003 Jun 30; 461(3):307-16.
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Excitotoxic and metabolic damage to the rodent striatum: role of the P75 neurotrophin receptor and glial progenitors. J Comp Neurol. 2002 Mar 18; 444(4):291-305.
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Loss of striatal DA innervation increases striatal trophic activity directed at DA neurons in culture. Exp Neurol. 1996 Aug; 140(2):184-97.