Botulinum Toxin (IMAGE)

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Botulinum Toxin

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In the Chapman neuroscience lab at UW-Madison, injected botulinum toxin is taken up in axons and reaches the cell body, shown in green, before being transported into different neurons, shown in red. A new study in Cell Reports is the first incontrovertible proof that this powerful toxin can jump between neurons, says senior author Edwin Chapman.

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Ewa Bomba-Warczak/University of Wisconsin-Madison

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