chemodenervation

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chemodenervation

A technique in which a pharmacologic compound (e.g. atropine, botulinum toxin) is used to paralyse a muscle or group of muscles. This technique is most often used in the treatment of certain forms of strabismus as well as blepharospasm.

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blepharospasm botulinum toxin heterotropia squint strabismus tropia			Although BTA is often thought of as a cosmetic drug, when injected into a spastic muscle, it works to block the release of acetylcholine and effectively causes a chemodenervation of the target muscles without adversely affecting the antagonist muscles (Koman, Smith, & Balkrishnan, 2003). Augmenting occupational therapy treatment of upper-extremity ... by Denham, Susan P. / AJOT: American Journal of Occupational Therapy Targeted injection leads to chemodenervation and targeted muscle relaxation. Refractory urge urinary incontinence and botulinum a injection: the ... by Brubaker, Linda; Kreder, Karl; Richter, Holly E.; Lavelle, John; Wei, John T.; Mahajan, Sangeeta; We / Journal of Applied Research Botox is a chemodenervation agent that weakens the target muscle by preventing acetylcholine release at the motor end plate. Office-based procedures for the voice by Amin, Milan R. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal			Chemical Terrorism Chemical Warfare Chemical Weapon chemically induced chemically-modified hemoglobin Chemicals Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply chemiclave chemiluminescence Cheminformatics cheminosis chemiosmosis chemist chemistry chemo Chemo preventative chemo- chemo-organotroph chemo-organotrophic chemoattractant chemoautotroph chemoautotrophic chemobiotic chemocautery chemodectoma chemodectomatosis chemodenervation chemodifferentiation chemoendocrine chemoexfoliation chemoheterotroph chemoheterotrophic chemohormonal chemoimmunization chemokine Chemokine receptor chemokines chemokinesis chemolithotroph chemolithotrophic chemoluminescence chemolysis chemonucleolysis chemoorganotroph chemopallidectomy Chemoprevention chemoprophylaxis chemoprotectant Chemoprotection chemopsychiatry chemoradiation chemoradiotherapy			chemo-organotroph chemo-organotroph chemo-organotrophic Chemoattractant Chemoattractant chemoattractants chemoattractants chemoautotroph chemoautotroph chemoautotroph chemoautotrophic chemoautotrophic chemoautotrophic chemoautotrophies chemoautotrophies chemoautotrophies Chemoautotrophs Chemoautotrophs Chemoautotrophs chemoautotrophy chemoautotrophy chemoautotrophy chemoautroph chemobiotic chemocautery Chemocline chemocracy chemodectoma chemodectoma chemodectomatosis chemodenervation chemodifferentiation chemodifferentiation chemoendocrine chemoexfoliation Chemogenic Deposit Chemoheterotroph Chemoheterotroph Chemoheterotroph chemoheterotrophic chemohormonal chemoimmunization chemoimmunology Chemoinformatics chemokine chemokine chemokine Chemokine C-C Motif Ligand Chemokine receptor Chemokine receptors Chemokine, CXC Motif, Receptor Chemokines Chemokines Chemokines chemokinesis chemokinesis Chemokinetic Chemokinetic chemolithotroph chemolithotroph Chemolithotrophic

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