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TETANUS TOXIN [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1989-10-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Animal Diseases
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- tetanus toxin
1, record 1, English, tetanus%20toxin
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
tetanus. An infectious, often fatal disease caused by a specific bacterium that enters the body through wounds and characterized by respiratory paralysis and tonic spasms and rigidity of the voluntary muscles. 2, record 1, English, - tetanus%20toxin
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
toxin. Any poison produced by an organism, characterized by antigenicity in certain animals and high molecular weight and including the bacterial toxins that are the causative agents of tetanus, diphtheria, etc. 2, record 1, English, - tetanus%20toxin
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Maladies des animaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- toxine tétanique
1, record 1, French, toxine%20t%C3%A9tanique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
toxine. Substance toxique élaborée par un organisme vivant, en particulier par les micro-organismes pathogènes, et agissant comme antigène (en provoquant la production d'anticorps). 2, record 1, French, - toxine%20t%C3%A9tanique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
tétanique. Propre au tétanos, de la nature du tétanos. 2, record 1, French, - toxine%20t%C3%A9tanique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
tétanos. Maladie infectieuse, inoculable, commune à l'homme et à plusieurs espèces animales, due à une toxi-infection des centres nerveux par la toxine de Clostridium (ou Plectridium) tétanie (bacille de Nicolaier et Kitasato). (...) Elle se caractérise par des contractions toniques de la musculature striée, par une hyperexcitabilité réflexe. 3, record 1, French, - toxine%20t%C3%A9tanique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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