(1) Tetanus infection can cause production of a neurotoxin , leading to tetanic muscle contractions.(2) Once the bacteria are in the body, they produce a neurotoxin (a protein that acts as a poison to the body's nervous system) known as tetanospasmin that causes muscle spasms.(3) Botulinum toxin is a potent neurotoxin that blocks the cholinergic nerve terminals.(4) Environmental mechanisms transform inorganic Hg to organic Hg, which accumulates in the food chain and is efficiently absorbed, crossing the blood-brain barrier, causing neurotoxicity and teratogenicity.(5) Children experience developmental problems caused by unseen risks such as known carcinogens and neurotoxins like lead, mercury and pesticides.(6) Trimethylbenzene is carcinogenic and neurotoxic .(7) The potential application to neurotoxicology needs further research to correlate gene expression with the location of functional/structural effects in the central and peripheral nervous system.(8) Pardaxin is a neurotoxic peptide with 33 amino acids and is a main component in the secretion of the Red Sea Moses sole fish where it acts as shark repellent.(9) Normal serum ammonium concentrations are in the range of 20-40 mM, and an increase in circulating ammonia to about 400 mM causes alkalosis and neurotoxicity .(10) This hypothesis can partly explain why these mutations are neurotoxic simply due to peptide insertion behavior.(11) The authors have devoted chapter three in its entirety to aspects of veterinary neurotoxicology .(12) The field of neurochemistry encompasses two related fields, neuropharmacology and neurotoxicology .(13) However, the use of animal models in behavioral neurotoxicology has brought with it an entirely new set of issues that must be resolved if real progress is to be made.(14) At each monthly visit, patients should be evaluated for signs and symptoms of hepatitis, anemia and neurotoxicity .(15) Polypeptide neurotoxins act as competitive antagonists and include the venoms from snakes of the Elapidae (cobras, kraits, mambas, coral snakes, etc.) and Hydrophidae (sea snakes) families.(16) This book is a major contribution to environmental medicine and neurotoxicology .
