Biological Toxins

Specific, characterizable, poisonous chemicals, often PROTEINS, with specific biological properties, including immunogenicity, produced by microbes, higher plants (PLANTS, TOXIC), or ANIMALS.

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Networked: 13 relevant articles (1 outcomes, 0 trials/studies)

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Bio-Agent Context: Research Results

Experts

1.	Kalb, Suzanne R: 1 article (09/2015)
2.	Boyer, Anne E: 1 article (09/2015)
3.	Barr, John R: 1 article (09/2015)
4.	Riley, Margaret F: 1 article (07/2015)
5.	Turner, Stephen D: 1 article (07/2015)
6.	Gilchrist, Carol A: 1 article (07/2015)
7.	Petri, William A: 1 article (07/2015)
8.	Hewlett, Erik L: 1 article (07/2015)
9.	Minuk, Gerald Y: 1 article (06/2015)
10.	Labine, Meaghan: 1 article (06/2015)

Related Diseases

1.	Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma (Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia) 08/01/1995 - "Treatment of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) and acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) with anti-CD19 mAbs coupled to biological toxins has proven to be effective in vitro and in animal models, and has shown some promising results in Phase I clinical trials. "
2.	Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (Lymphosarcoma) 08/01/1995 - "Treatment of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) and acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) with anti-CD19 mAbs coupled to biological toxins has proven to be effective in vitro and in animal models, and has shown some promising results in Phase I clinical trials. "
3.	Muscular Diseases (Myopathy) 09/16/2010 - "Myopathies caused by industrial and biological toxins are uncommon but quite interesting, because its prompt recognition may reduce their damaging effects or prevent a fatal outcome. " 02/01/2012 - "The toxic myopathies are a clinically and pathologically diverse group of disorders that can be caused by a variety of therapeutic agents used in clinical practice, as well as various venoms and other biological toxins. "
4.	Botulism 05/01/2015 - "Botulinum neurotoxin is one of the deadliest biological toxins known to mankind and is able to cause the debilitating disease botulism. " 10/01/2009 - "Botulinum neurotoxins, responsible for the neuroparalytic syndrome botulism, are the deadliest of known biological toxins. "
5.	Anthrax 09/01/2015 - "Detection of potent biological toxins requires high analytical sensitivity and mass spectrometry based methods have been developed to determine the enzymatic activity of BoNT and the anthrax lethal toxins produced by B. " 04/01/2003 - "Nursing professionals should become more familiar with the etiology and clinical symptoms of biological agents of greatest current concern (smallpox, anthrax, tularemia, plague) and be alert for potentially anomalous or unfamiliar combinations of symptoms that could point to unwitting exposure to biological toxins, toxic chemicals, or cryptic radiological agents. "

Related Drugs and Biologics

1.	Venoms
2.	Neurotoxins
3.	Gases
4.	Chemical Warfare Agents