MOD. MAST. MICRO. W/E-TEXT FOR MICRO. W
MOD. MAST. MICRO. W/E-TEXT FOR MICRO. W
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ISBN: 9780135841402
Author: BAUMAN
Publisher: PEARSON
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Why the botulism kill the neurotoxin, neuromuscular junction, acetylcholine, synaptic cleft, and flaccid.

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The botulism is the illness caused by the botulinum toxin. This toxin is produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. Botulinum toxins works by preventing many of the neurons in the body for communicating with each other neuron especially controlling the muscle. The botulism affects the person to block the acetylcholine it leads to the affect basic bodily functions.

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