- tetanospasmin
- tet·a·no·spas·min
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tetanospasmin
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Tetanospasmin — Masse/Länge Primärstruktur 1314 = 456+858 Aminosäuren … Deutsch Wikipedia
Tetanospasmin — is the neurotoxin produced by the vegetative spore of Clostridium tetani in anaerobic conditions, causing tetanus. It has no known function for clostridia in the soil environment where they are normally encountered. It is sometimes called… … Wikipedia
tetanospasmin — (tet ah no spaz min) The neurotoxic component of the tetanus toxin, which causes the muscle spasms of tetanus. Tetanospasmin production is under the control of a plasmid gene … Dictionary of microbiology
tetanospasmin — See tetanus toxin … Dictionary of molecular biology
tetanospasmin — The neurotoxin of Clostridium tetani, which causes the characteristic signs and symptoms of tetanus; chief action is on the anterior horn cells, and the spasms seem to be due to action at inhibitory synapses. * * * tet·a·no·spas·min .tet ən ō… … Medical dictionary
tetanospasmin — n. a toxin produced by tetanus bacilli in an infected wound. The toxin diffuses along nerves, causing paralysis, and may reach the spinal cord and brain, when it causes violent muscular spasms and the condition of lockjaw … The new mediacal dictionary
tetanospasmin — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈspazmə̇n noun ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary tetan + spasm + in : tetanus toxin … Useful english dictionary
Тетаноспазмин (Tetanospasmin) — токсин, вырабатываемый бациллами столбняка в инфицированных ранах; поражает вставочные нейроны полисинаптических рефлекторных дуг. Он вызывает сильнейшие тонические и клонические судороги скелетной мышцы. Источник: Медицинский словарь … Медицинские термины
Tetanustoxin — Tetanospasmin Größe 1314 = 456+858 Aminosäuren Kofaktor Zn2+ Precursor (1315 aa) … Deutsch Wikipedia
tetanus toxin — (= tetanospasmin) Neurotoxin released by Clostridium tetani ; becomes active when peptide cleaved proteolytically to heavy (100 kD) and light (50 kD) chains held together by disulphide bond. Heavy chain binds to disialogangliosides (GD2 and GD1b) … Dictionary of molecular biology
