Sentences with phrase «by a nerve toxin»

Botulism is a rare but serious paralytic illness caused by a nerve toxin, botulin, that is produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum.

This neurotoxin is the cause of botulism, which is a rare, but serious paralytic illness caused by a nerve toxin that is produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum.

Shoemaker has been studying gene therapy as a novel way to treat diseases such as botulism, a rare but serious paralytic illness caused by a nerve toxin that is produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum.

Not exact matches

Nerve agents are not toxins by the technical definition.

In this case, over time, amino acids in three different sodium channels found in nerves and muscle changed, allowing select snakes to resist the numbness and paralysis typically brought on by the toxin.

«However, without the leg - up provided by those resistant nerves, snakes wouldn't have been able to withstand enough toxin to get this whole process started.»

The clinical manifestations of tetanus are caused when tetanus toxin blocks inhibitory nerve impulses, by interfering with the release of neurotransmitters.

Evans suggests that a nerve toxin spurred on by the fungus is at least partly to blame, «judging from the uncoordinated movements and hyperactivity of the ants infected,» he says.

The toxins usually kill by blocking the nerve cells which control the breathing or heartbeat.

Moreover, the researchers identified the specific nerve - damaging toxins produced by these activated microglia.

The toxin causes a slowly progressive paralysis by blocking the motor (moving) nerves of the body.

Once the nerve endings that are present in the stomach and mostly in the proximal small intestine are irritated by any agent, like toxins, acids, microbes, chemicals, poisons or even rapid and strong digestive activity, this results into a triggering note for the vomit center in brain or for CTZ.

The ability to consider the case details from the view of the suggested intention, (e.g. by ascertaining the optimum ways of administering toxins such as ricin or nerve agents, or the most effective ways of concealing polonium), is also a critical skill and that is highly related to the experience of operating a forensic laboratory, where the possibility of every conceivable toxin or explosive must be considered to ensure that traces are not missed.